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Around the globe, มาว (Mao
, มาว
, Maow
) is a common unisex forename. The first name มาว is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is quite a common girly name, Djibouti, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Mongolia, China, and Cameroon. More frequently, มาว is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mao | Tanzania, United States, Mongolia, China, Myanmar |
| มาว | Thailand |
| Maow | Somalia, Kenya, Thailand, Malaysia, United States |
มาว is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mao Tse-tung , the operatic character in the opera Nixon in China by John Adams; Mao Zedong , the puppet from Québec, Le requin blanc se multiplie; Mao , the character in Darker than Black and Mao Chou , the Beyblade character.
จัตวัฒนกุล, อินเสมียน, and ศรีระษา