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Around the world, Bule (Buli
, Bule
, بولي
) is a common largely female, but seldom boy's first name. The first name Bule is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Guinea-Bissau, where it is quite a common boy's name, and India, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Ethiopia, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Bule is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Buli | Philippines, India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia |
| Bule | Philippines, India, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Indonesia |
| بولي | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Morocco |
| Буле | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Bule is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Polly Plummer , the fictional girl, second lead character in The Magician's Nephew (Narnia, book 6); Polly , the fictional character in Doctor Who, Twice Upon a Time; Polly Gray , character in Peaky Blinders; Polly Sherman , the fictional character from the British sitcom Fawlty Towers and Polly Plantar , the fictional character from Amphibia, and in many other works.