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In the entire world, Père (Pere
, Pater
, Père
) is a common principally masculine, but scarcely female forename. The first name Père is characteristic of Andorra, where it is a common predominantly male, but very infrequently female name, Spain, where it is quite a common male name, and Cameroon, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Spain, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Also, Père is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pere | Netherlands, Spain, Dominican Republic, India, France |
| Pater | Netherlands, Spain, India, Poland, France |
| Père | Ivory Coast, Spain, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon |
| ジャック | Japan |
Padre, Pedre, Pedro, Peer, Pehr, Peire, Per, Pero, Peru, Petelo, Peter, Petko, Petr, Petri, Petro, Petros, Petru, Petrus, Petter, Piero, Pierre, Piet, Pietro, Teniers, П'Ер, Педро, Петер, Петри, Петро, Петрус, Пьер, Пэтэр, Пятро, פאר, פדרו, פטר, פטרוס, פטרי, פייר, פר, פרו, بيتر, بيير, パー, ピエロ, ピエール, ピーター, ペドロ, ペレ, ペロ,
Père is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jack Bauer , the character from the television series 24; Père Fouras , the character in Fort Boyard game show; Jack Reacher , the fictional character, Jack Reacher; Père Pamphile , the fictional character, Abbé Jules and Père Noël , the Christmas-giftbringer in the French-speaking world, and in many other works.