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Around the globe, 후 (Hu , 后 , 厚 ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name 후 is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Maldives, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Indonesia, and India. Much more frequently, 후 is the last name as well as the forename.
후 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hu Yidao and Hu Meiniang , the Legend of the White Snake character.