Around the globe, 국 (菊 
, 国 , 鞠 , among others...) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name 국 is habitual in China, where it is quite a common epicene name, South Korea, where it is a rare male name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Likewise, 국 is the last name as well as the forename.