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Around the globe, 莱 (Lai , Lay , Laye ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name 莱 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a common principally girly, but very seldom masculine name, Macao, where it is a common gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, China, and Hong Kong. Much more prevalently, 莱 is the last name as well as the forename.
莱 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; Lai Mama , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and Lay judge (Herastuomari) , the operatic character in the opera The Ostrobothnians.