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Around the globe, Sœur (Ser , Sè , Sœur ) is a common dominantly masculine, but seldom girly first name. The first name Sœur is characteristic of San Marino, where it is quite a common boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and Albania, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Algeria, and Ethiopia. Also, Sœur is the last name as well as the forename.
Sœur is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sœur Anne , the fictional human from the tale Bluebeard; Sœur Cécile âgée , the fictional character appearing in the movie « Pour l'amour de Dieu », For the Love of God; Ser Matteo del Sarto , the operatic character in the opera Arlecchino by Ferruccio Busoni; master tailor; Ser Toldo Berardengo , the operatic character in the opera Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) and Ser Amantio di Nicolao , the operatic character in the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini; a notary, among other works.