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All over the world, 道 (Tao
, Dao
, 道
, and others...) is a common mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine first name. The given name 道 is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Vietnam, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Vietnam, and the United States. Likewise, 道 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tao, Dao, Dow | Malaysia, India, Vietnam, United States, China |
| 道 | China |
| Dào | China, Myanmar, Vietnam |
道 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: He Tao , the Water Margin character; Tao , the fictional character in the Wildstorm universe, WildC.A.T.s and Tao Trio , the group of legendary pokémon.