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In all the world, Yamato (ヤマト , 大和 , Yamato ) is quite a rare primarily male, but scarcely female first name. The given name Yamato is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare male name, China, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Also, Yamato is the last name as well as the forename.
Yamato is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yamato "Matt" Ishida , the fictional character from Digimon, Digimon Adventure; Yamato , the fictional character from Naruto and Yamato , the fictional character from One Piece.