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Worldwide, חי (Hai , Hay , חי ) is a common mostly masculine, but infrequently female given name. The first name חי is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Vietnam, where it is quite a common primarily male, but scarcely girly name, and Israel (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Vietnam, the United States, and India. Also, חי is the last name as well as the forename.
חי is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hay Lin , the W.I.T.C.H. character.