Around the world, Wise (Wise 
, ワイズ 
, וייז 
, among others...) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine given name. The given name Wise is habitual in Fiji, where it is quite a common masculine name, Ghana, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Ghana, Cameroon, and Indonesia. More frequently, Wise is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wise | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States, Ghana |
| ワイズ | Japan |
| וייז | Israel |
| Уайз | Ukraine |
Biiza, Bis, Guise, Vis, Wiese, Wiis, Wis, Wise Man, Wisen, Wisenheimer, Wisian, Wisè, Wisë, Wit, Wys, Wíse, Wîe, Wîse, Wïsë, Wïšë, Wīs, ويس, คำวิโส, คุณปัญญา, ฉลาด, ฉลาดการ, ญาณสว่าง, ญาณสิทธิผล, ปรีชาญาณ, พิญญาณ, ภู่ฉลาด, มีปัญญา, วิสาลี, วิเส, เดชเปรื่อง, เปรื่องปราชญ์, and 怀斯
Wise is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Wise woman of Abel , the biblical character, 2 Samuel and Wise man , the operatic character in the opera Hin und zurück by Paul Hindemith.
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morgan ringland wise American politician, US (b. 1825) |
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| ayshford wise politician (1786-1847) (b. 1786) |
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| berkeley deane wise Irish civil engineer (b. 1855) |
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| jennings c. wise (b. 1881) |
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ray wise American actor, US (b. 1947) |
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| roy wise British politician (1901-1974), GB (b. 1901) |
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| carroll alonzo wise 1903-1985 , educator in the field of pastoral counseling (b. 1903) |
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| roy wise American baseball player, US (b. 1923) |
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| graham wise Australian rules footballer (b. 1942) |
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| wyndham wise Canadian film historian, critic and publisher, CA (b. 1947) |
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| hastings arthur wise American mass murderer, US (b. 1954) |
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| evans wise Trinidad and Tobago footballer, TT (b. 1973) |
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| marshall wise researcher |
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| shelton wise college basketball player (1999–1999) Texas A&M |
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| sherwood wise American geologist, US |
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