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Worldwide, 湊 (Kawamura , 湊 ) is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely female first name. The first name 湊 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is a very rare male name, and China, where it is a very rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine name. More prevalently, 湊 is the last name as well as the forename.
湊 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .