Around the globe, เชาวดี (เชาวดี 
, Chaowadee 
) is a rare mostly female, but infrequently male first name. The first name เชาวดี is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare dominantly girly, but infrequently boy's name. Likewise, เชาวดี is the last name as well as the forename.