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Across the world, Yente (Yente , ינטה , يانتي) is quite a rare primarily female, but very seldom male first name. The first name Yente is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common girly name, Belgium, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Netherlands, where it is a rare female name. Much less frequently, Yente is the last name as well as the forename.
Yente is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yente , the musical character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock; the gossipy village matchmaker who matches Tzeitel and Lazar..