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Worldwide, Phanes (Phanes
, Φάνης
) is a rare largely male, but seldom female first name. The given name Phanes is characteristic of Greece, where it is a rare male name, the Dominican Republic, and India, where it is an extremely rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name. Also, Phanes is the last name as well as the forename.
Phanes is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Phanes , the Ancient Greek deity of procreation.