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In the entire world, Precious (Precious , Precios , Прешес ) is a widespread dominantly feminine, but uncommonly masculine given name. The first name Precious is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a common principally feminine, but scarcely boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and South Africa, where it is quite a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States. Likewise, Precious is the last name as well as the forename.
Precious is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Precious Ramotswe , the character in book, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Precious McGuire , the musical character in the musical Steel Pier by John Kander.