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Globally, Widow (Widow , Vidvo ) is a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently boy's given name. The first name Widow is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is a very rare girly name. Likewise, Widow is the last name as well as the forename.
Widow is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Widow of Zarephath , the Biblical figure, Luke 4; Widow Tweed , the character from Disney's The Fox and the Hound; Widow Zhao , the Jin Ping Mei character; Widow Browe , the operatic character in the opera Zar und Zimmermann by Albert Lortzing; master carpenter and Widow Zimmerlein , the operatic character in the opera Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss; Sir Morosus' housekeeper.