Throughout the world, שי (Shay 
, Shai , שי ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename שי is habitual in Israel, where it is a common largely male, but seldom feminine name, Maldives, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Ireland, where it is quite a common male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Israel, Ethiopia, and the United States. Also, שי is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Shai, Shay | Myanmar, Israel, Ethiopia, United States, South Africa |
| שי | Israel |
| Shy | Myanmar, India, Israel, United States, South Africa |
שי is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shay Patrick Cormac , the assassin's Creed character, Assassin's Creed Rogue; Shy Girl , the character from 2011 film 'Geek Charming' and Shy Ronnie .
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שי דנון Israeli stage actor, IL (b. 1937) |
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שי חרמש Israeli politician, IL (b. 1944) |
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נחמן שי Israeli politician, IL (b. 1946) |
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שי תמרי IL (b. 1942) |
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שי אביטל Israeli general, IL (b. 1952) |
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שי ניצן state attorney of Israel, IL (b. 1959) |
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שי ברוש IL (b. 1952) |
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שי אביבי Israeli actor, IL (b. 1963) |
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שי פירון Israeli politician, IL (b. 1965) |
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שי עבאדי Israeli painter, IL (b. 1965) |
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שי שטרן Israeli TV personality, IL (b. 1967) |
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שי יניב IL (b. 1960) |
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שי חג'ג' Israeli politician, IL (b. 1971) |
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שי אלון Israeli politician, IL (b. 1972) |
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שי נובלמן rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist, guitarist and actor, IL (b. 1974) |
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