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Globally, Flay (福雷 , Flay , פליי ) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name Flay is characteristic of China, where it is a very rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, Morocco, where it is a very rare male name, and Tanzania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, the United States, and Indonesia. Likewise, Flay is the last name as well as the forename.
Flay is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Flay Allster , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Flay , the operatic character in the opera Gormenghast by Irmin Schmidt; lord Sepulchrave's manservant.