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Around the globe, Иен (Yen
, Iyen
, Ien
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Иен is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common female name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common mostly female, but infrequently male name, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the United States. More prevalently, Иен is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
---|---|
Yen | Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States |
Iyen | Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Nigeria, United States |
Ien | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States |
Иен | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
Иен is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yen Sid , the sorcerer from Disney's Fantasia (1940), Kingdom Hearts III; Yen Yen and Sing Sing , the musical character in the musical A Chinese Honeymoon by Howard Talbot; maids of honour to Soo Soo and Yen How , the musical character in the musical San Toy; a Mandarin.