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Across the world, เช้า (Chao
, Morne
, Morn
) is a common largely male, but infrequently girly first name. The first name เช้า is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Namibia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, South Africa, and the United States. Also, เช้า is the last name as well as the forename.
เช้า is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Morn , the fictional character, Homefront; Chao Lingshen , the fictional character from Negima! Magister Negi Magi and Chao Chocola , the Sonic the Hedgehog character.