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Worldwide, Yen (Yen , เย็น , เยน , among others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name Yen is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common girly name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common mostly feminine, but uncommonly male name, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Vietnam, the United States, and Indonesia. More frequently, Yen is the last name as well as the forename.
Yen is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Yen | Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Taiwan, Malaysia |
เยน, เย็น | Thailand |
円 | China |
Йен | Ukraine, Russia |
Yen is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yen Sid , the sorcerer from Disney's Fantasia (1940), Kingdom Hearts III; Ian Noble , the fictional character based on and portrayed by the Action Man action figure lines and associated media franchise from the American toy-company Hasbro, Inc.; Yen How , the musical character in the musical San Toy; a Mandarin; Yen Yen and Sing Sing , the musical character in the musical A Chinese Honeymoon by Howard Talbot; maids of honour to Soo Soo and Ian Malcolm , the fictional character in the Jurassic Park books and films, and in many other works.