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All around the world, 河 (河 , Hé ) is a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine first name. The forename 河 is characteristic of China, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, Tunisia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Egypt, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Likewise, 河 is the last name as well as the forename.
河 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .