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All over the world, Elay (Elay
, Ehlay
, Елаы
) is a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name Elay is habitual in Israel, where it is a common male name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare female name, and Algeria, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Israel, Azerbaijan, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Elay is the last name as well as the forename.