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Across the world, 茂生 (茂生 , Shigeo ) is a common largely masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The given name 茂生 is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare unisex name, China, where it is a rare masculine name, and the United States, where it is a very rare principally boy's, but very infrequently girly name. Also, 茂生 is the last name as well as the forename.