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In the world, Vater (Fat , Fater , Vater ) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Vater is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common mostly masculine, but seldom feminine name, Hong Kong, and Syria, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Hong Kong, Syria, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Vater is the last name as well as the forename.
Vater is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vater Katzensteg , the operatic character in the opera Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen; Vater Renner , the operatic character in the opera Des Adlers Horst; Vater , the operatic character in the opera Au monde; Vater , the operatic character in the opera Die sieben Todsünden (Ballett), The Seven Deadly Sins and Vater Fadenkreutz , the operatic character in the opera Preußisches Märchen, and in many other works.