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All over the world, Yàn (燕 , 艳 , 彦 , among others...) is a prevalent mostly female, but infrequently male given name. The first name Yàn is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a common mostly girly, but infrequently boy's name. Much less frequently, Yàn is the last name as well as the forename.
Yàn is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .