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In the entire world, Thais (Thais , Thaís , ไทย ) is a widespread girly given name. The first name Thais is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, where it is a common girly name, Curacao, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Panama, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Brazil, Spain, and the United States. Much less frequently, Thais is the last name as well as the forename.
Thais is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Thais , the character created by Terence and Thaïs , the operatic character in the opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet; a courtesan.
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