Around the globe, Kalysh (Калыш 
, Калиш 
, Kalysh ) is a rare largely feminine, but seldom boy's first name. The first name Kalysh is habitual in Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but very infrequently male name, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare epicene name. More frequently, Kalysh is the last name as well as the forename.