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In all the world, Lear (Lear
, ליר
, リア
, along with others...) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name Lear is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Tanzania, where it is a very rare girly name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Israel, the United States, and Philippines. More prevalently, Lear is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lear | Philippines, Taiwan, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| ליר | Israel |
| リア | Japan |
| لير | Iraq, Jordan |
| Лир | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan |
Lear is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leah , the Biblical matriarch, Genesis 35; Lear , the Shakespearean character, King Lear; Leah Clearwater , character in Twilight; Lear , the operatic character in the opera Lear by Aribert Reimann and Lear , the operatic character in the opera Vision of Lear, and in many other works.