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Worldwide, Shade (Shade
, เฉด
, Шадэ
) is a common epicene first name. The first name Shade is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common masculine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare principally feminine, but very seldom masculine name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Nigeria, Syria, and Egypt. Also, Shade is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shade | Egypt, Myanmar, Nigeria, United States, Syria |
| เฉด | Thailand |
| Шадэ | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Шейд | Belarus, Russia, Ukraine |
Shade is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shade the Echidna , the Sonic the Hedgehog character, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood; Shade of Queen Cleopatra , the operatic character in the opera Mlada by César Cui; Shade Motley , the musical character in the musical A Joyful Noise by Paul Nassau,Oscar Brand; the wandering minstrel and Shade of Princess Mlada , the operatic character in the opera Mlada by César Cui.