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Around the world, Rand (Rand , راند , 兰德 , among others...) is a common gender-neutral forename. The forename Rand is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common primarily female, but very seldom male name, Iraq, where it is quite a common mostly girly, but uncommonly male name, and Jordan, where it is quite a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Iraq, Syria, and the United States. Likewise, Rand is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Rand | United Kingdom, Syria, Iraq, United States, Saudi Arabia |
راند | Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
兰德 | China |
ランド | Japan |
Ранд | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia |
ראנד | Israel |
Rand is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rand al'Thor , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time; Randall Boggs , the fictional character in Monsters, Inc.; Randall Flagg , the character in nine of Steven King's novels and various adaptations, The Stand; Randall Welch , the character in the TV series Law & Order and Randall "Memphis" Raines , character in Gone in 60 Seconds, among other works.