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In the entire world, 廉 (Liem , 廉 , Lián ) is a common unisex first name. The first name 廉 is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Vietnam, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and China, where it is a rare epicene name. More prevalently, 廉 is the last name as well as the forename.
廉 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gao Lian , the fictional human in Water Margin.