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In all the world, Tāo (涛 , 韬 , 濤 , along with others...) is a prevalent principally male, but scarcely female given name. The first name Tāo is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a common primarily male, but very seldom girly name. Very seldom, Tāo is the last name as well as the forename.
Tāo is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: He Tao , the Water Margin character.