In the world, Kỳ (Kỳ 
, キ 
) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine first name. The first name Kỳ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Vietnam, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. Likewise, Kỳ is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Kỳ | Vietnam, United States |
| キ | Japan |
| diệp văn kỳ VN (b. 1895) |
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| vũ kỳ Secretary to Ho Chi Minh, VN (b. 1921) |
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| kỳ phong, Vietnamese writer (1925-1996), VN (b. 1925) |
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lý nhã kỳ actress, VN (b. 1982) |
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| kỳ điè̂n võ (b. 1941) |
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| kỳ anh dương (b. 1948) |
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