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Across the world, タウン (Town , タウン , Towne ) is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely girly given name. The given name タウン is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare boy's name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria. More prevalently, タウン is the last name as well as the forename.
タウン is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Town Crier , the operatic character in the opera Bilby's Doll; Town crier , the operatic character in the opera The Brandenburgers in Bohemia by Bedřich Smetana; Town physician , the operatic character in the opera Šarlatán by Pavel Haas and Town Magistrate , the operatic character in the opera Signor Deluso by Thomas Pasatieri.