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Worldwide, เสื่อ (Mat , Matsopee , เสื่อ) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine first name. The given name เสื่อ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, where it is quite a common male name, Brunei, and Malaysia, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Indonesia, India, and Malaysia. Likewise, เสื่อ is the last name as well as the forename.
เสื่อ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mat Cauthon , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time and Mat Burke , the musical character in the musical New Girl in Town by Bob Merrill; a simple-minded sailor.