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Around the world, 島 (Shima
, Сима
, 島
) is a common principally feminine, but very infrequently male first name. The given name 島 is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a common feminine name, Egypt, where it is quite a common principally girly, but very infrequently male name, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Egypt, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, 島 is the last name as well as the forename.
島 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Сима , character in Gila: a novella from rural life; Сима Стефановић , character in Money: a novel from Belgrade life; Сима , character in Harambasha Micko: Serbian duke and prisoner in Fesan; Сима Богатић , character in Danica: a novel from Belgrade life and Сима Кезун , character in Gentlemen peasants: a short story, among other works.