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Globally, อ้าน (An , อ้าน) is a widespread unisex forename. The forename อ้าน is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Vietnam, where it is quite a common largely male, but uncommonly feminine name, and Belgium, where it is quite a common girly name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Vietnam, and India. More prevalently, อ้าน is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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An | Egypt, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam |
อ้าน is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Liu An , the fictional person from Romance of the Three Kingdoms; An Treunen , character in Zone Stad; An old gypsy , the operatic character in the opera Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi; An animal tamer , the operatic character in the opera Lulu by Alban Berg and An Algerian , the operatic character in the opera Intolleranza 1960 by Luigi Nono, and in many other works.