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In the world, Zhēn (珍 , 臻 , 贞 , among others...) is a widespread gender-neutral forename. The first name Zhēn is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name. Much less frequently, Zhēn is the last name as well as the forename.
Zhēn is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories; Jean Grey , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Dark Phoenix; Mary Jane Watson , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man 2; Miss Marple , the fictional character appearing in Agatha Christie's crime novels, A Caribbean Mystery and Eleven , the fictional character from Netflix series Stranger Things, and in many other works.