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In the entire world, 성 (星 , Saint , 晟 , and others...) is a widespread epicene given name. The first name 성 is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but very seldom girly name, Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common girly name, and China, where it is quite a common epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, 성 is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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性, 晟, 星 | China |
Saint | China, Myanmar, Malaysia, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Sung | China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, India |
성 | South Korea |
성 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Saint Anne , the mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran; Saint Joachim , the biblical figure, father of Virgin Mary; Hoshi Sato , the fictional character from Star Trek: Enterprise; Saint Aquila , the late Roman saint and martyr and Saint Caspar , the according to Christian tradition, a king of India and one of the three Magi (younger than Melchior, older than Balthazar) that visited Jesus, who gave the gift of frankincense, and in many other works.