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Around the world, Yli (利 , Yli , Или ) is a widespread unisex first name. The given name Yli is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name. Much less frequently, Yli is the last name as well as the forename.
Yli is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rory Gilmore , the fictional character from the television series Gilmore Girls; Leigh Teabing , the fictional character, The Da Vinci Code; The Teacher , character in The Da Vinci Code and Leigh Barham , the character in BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers.