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Across the world, Preston (Preston , Престон , بريستون) is a common boy's given name. The first name Preston is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a common masculine name, Barbados, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. Also, Preston is the last name as well as the forename.
Preston is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Preston B. Whitmore , the character from Disney's Atlantis, Atlantis: The Lost Empire; preston burke , the fictional character from the television show Grey's Anatomy; Preston Garvey , the fictional character from Fallout 4; Preston Price , the character from Life is Ruff and Preston , the operatic character in the opera Harriet, the Woman Called Moses; a slave owner, among other works.