Throughout the world, Lai (黎 
, Lai 
, 赖 , and others...) is a widespread epicene given name. The first name Lai is habitual in Macao, where it is a common gender-neutral name, Hong Kong, and Guam, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. More frequently, Lai is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 黎, 赖, 厉, 賴, 厲 | China |
| Lai | Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China |
| ライ | Japan |
| ไล | Thailand |
| لاي | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Jordan |
| Лай | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
Lai is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lai Wang , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; Lai Khutsangbi , the A long handed demoness in Meitei folklore of Ancient Manipur (Kangleipak); Lai Xi , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and Lai Mama , the Dream of the Red Chamber character.
| chu lai businessperson (b. 1847) |
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| trần văn lai Vietnamese politician, VN (b. 1894) |
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| quah chin lai (b. 1892) |
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bun lai American chef, US (b. 1971) |
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| him mark lai American historian (1925-2009), US (b. 1925) |
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| hee tien lai Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1941) |
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| thet u lai Burmese boxer, MM (b. 1947) |
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hing ting lai chess player (b. 1997) |
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| lê văn lai Vietnamese politician, VN (b. 1954) |
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| whalen lai (b. 1944) |
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| chu lai (b. 1946) |
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| chu lai VN (b. 1946) |
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| ming-jun lai Chinese-American mathematician, US (b. 1956) |
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| king fai lai (b. 1948) |
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| lee kim lai Murdered Singaporean policeman, SG (b. 1960) |
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