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Globally, เม้าท์ (Mao , เม้าท์) is a common unisex forename. The first name เม้าท์ is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is quite a common girly name, Djibouti, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Mongolia, China, and Cameroon. More frequently, เม้าท์ is the last name as well as the forename.
เม้าท์ 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.