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All over the world, ולי (Veli , ולי) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely female forename. The given name ולי is habitual in Turkey, where it is a common boy's name, Albania, where it is quite a common boy's name, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Turkey, India, and South Africa. Very seldom, ולי is the last name as well as the forename.
ולי is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Veli Jože , character in Veli Jože.