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Globally, 胡 (Hu , 胡 , Oh ) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name 胡 is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Singapore, and Maldives, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, Indonesia, and India. Much more prevalently, 胡 is the last name as well as the forename.
胡 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Oh , the fictional character; Hu Yidao ; Oh Dae-su , the Fictional character, Oldboy; Hu Meiniang , the Legend of the White Snake character and Oh Sang Ryong .