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In all the world, Philistine (Philister , Philistin , Philistine ) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Philistine is habitual in the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name, and the United States, where it is a very rare unisex name. Likewise, Philistine is the last name as well as the forename.
Philistine is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Philistine Messenger , the operatic character in the opera Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saƫns.