Across the world, Shaw (Shaw 
, شو 
, ショウ 
, and others...) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Shaw is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is quite a common male name, Sudan, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Egypt. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Egypt, Sudan, and the United States. Much more frequently, Shaw is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Shaw | Canada, India, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| شو | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria |
| ショウ, ショー | Japan |
| 蕭 | China |
| شاو | Egypt, Sudan |
| Шоу | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| שו | Israel |
| শ | Bangladesh |
Scaga, Schewen, Shao, Shavian, Shavius, Shiu, Shàw, Sháw, Shâw, Shãw, Shāw, Siu, Siō, Skegg, Thiệu, Çhaw, Çhàw, Çhâw, Çhãw, Çhăw, Çĥàw, Çĥáw, Çĥâw, Çĥãw, Çĥăw, Şaw, Şáw, Şâw, Şãw, Şãŵ, Şăw, Šhaw, Šĥãw, Șaw, Șâw, Șãw, Șăw, Șąw, Șǻŵ, Шав, Шао, Шау, Шо, سهاو, سہٰو, شا, شاؤ, شةو, صہٰو, ชอว์,
Shaw is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shaw , the National Treasure character; Shaw Moore , the musical character in the musical Footloose by Tom Snow and Shou Tucker , the fictional character from Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
| duncan shaw Church of Scotland minister (b. 1727) |
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| cuthbert shaw poet (b. 1739) |
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| sir john gregory shaw, 5th bt. (1756-1831) (b. 1756) |
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eyre massey shaw British firefighter (1828-1908), IE (b. 1830) |
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| sir john kenward shaw, 6th bt. (1783-1857) (b. 1783) |
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| duncan william shaw (1783-1838) (b. 1783) |
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knowles shaw American author and composer noted for his gospel hymns (1834-1878), US (b. 1834) |
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| beresford william shaw (1806-1847) (b. 1806) |
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| thompson darrah shaw US (b. 1801) |
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hedley shaw Canadian mayor, CA (b. 1866) |
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arch wilkinson shaw American publisher, US (b. 1876) |
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brinsley shaw American actor and screenwriter (1876-1931), US (b. 1876) |
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| sir eyre massey shaw (1828-1908) (b. 1828) |
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| sir john charles kenward shaw, 7th bt. (1829-1909) (b. 1829) |
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| doyle money shaw British naval officer (b. 1830) |
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