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Throughout the world, Weiser (פיליפ , Weiser
, 韦泽
) is a very rare mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine forename. The first name Weiser is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Peru, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Philippines. More frequently, Weiser is the last name as well as the forename.
Weiser is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Philip the Apostle , the Christian saint and apostle; Philip Marlowe , the fictional character created by Raymond Chandler; Beast , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Deadpool 2; Arthur Dent , the fictional character, Mostly Harmless and Philip J. Fry , the main character in the television show Futurama, and in many other works.