In the world, 北斗 (北斗 
) is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name 北斗 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a very rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female name. Very seldom, 北斗 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 北斗 | China |
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北斗 晶 Japanese professional wrestler, JP (b. 1967) |
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中村北斗 Japanese association football player, JP (b. 1985) |
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| 星北斗 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1964) |
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