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Across the world, 龙 (龙 , Rong ) is a widespread predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female given name. The first name 龙 is characteristic of China, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Singapore. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Bangladesh, and the United States. Also, 龙 is the last name as well as the forename.
龙 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hua Rong , the fictional character in the Water Margin; Jia Rong , the character from the Dream of the Red Chamber; Huang Rong , the character in wuxia fiction, The Fulangs kamfoungs; Jin Rong , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and Duanmu Rong , the character in Qin's Moon.