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In the world, ท่าน (Pax
, Sir
, Sird
) is a rare predominantly male, but scarcely girly first name. The given name ท่าน is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Armenia, where it is a rare feminine name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Kenya, Namibia, and China. Likewise, ท่าน is the last name as well as the forename.
ท่าน is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sir Ector , the fictional character from Disney's "The Sword in the Stone"; Sir Kay , the fictional character from Disney's The Sword in the Stone; Sir Hiss , the character from Disney's Robin Hood; Sir John Falstaff , the operatic character in the opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi; a fat knight and Sir Handel , character in The Railway Series, and in many other works.