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In all the world, בולי (Buli
, Boli
, Bolly
) is a common mostly girly, but seldom boy's first name. The first name בולי is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common epicene name, Guinea-Bissau, where it is quite a common male name, and India, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Very seldom, בולי is the last name as well as the forename.
בולי is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Boli , the Dream of the Red Chamber character, Grandmother Jia's servant and Buli .