Across the world, Wi (Wi 
, We 
, วิตร์ 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Wi is habitual in Tunisia, where it is quite a common unisex name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Algeria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Algeria. Also, Wi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Wi | Myanmar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Germany |
| We | Myanmar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia |
| วิตร์ | Thailand |
Wi is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Wi , the character in the play Nga Tangata Toa, close friend of Taneatua.
| wi cho (b. 1454) |
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| sin wi Joseon Dynasty painter (1769-1847) (b. 1769) |
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wi pere New Zealand politician (1837-1915), NZ (b. 1837) |
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| wi whitu Tuhoe; cook, blacksmith, midwife, exhumer, NZ (b. 1908) |
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wi katene Maori chief and politician, NZ |
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| wi kuki kaa New Zealand actor (1938–2006), NZ (b. 1938) |
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| wi jo kang (b. 1930) |
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| wi gyeong-yong South Korean cyclist, KR (b. 1940) |
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| wi taepa New Zealand Maori potter and ceramicist, NZ (b. 1946) |
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| wi hoon jung researcher |
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| yu mi wi researcher |
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| wi jang of gojoseon prince of Wiman Joseon |
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| jin hee wi South Korean carcinologist, KR |
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| wi hyoung lee researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-2380-4517) |
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| dae han wi researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-8749-5303) |
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