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Around the globe, ノボル (Noboru , ノボル ) is a rare male forename. The first name ノボル is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare masculine name, Canada, where it is a very rare masculine name, and the United States, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but very seldom female name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Japan, the United States, and China. More frequently, ノボル is the last name as well as the forename.
ノボル is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Noboru , the operatic character in the opera Das verratene Meer by Hans Werner Henze; Fusako Kuroda's son aged 13, number 3 in the gang.