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All over the world, شي (Xi , Shi , Xie ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name شي is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common epicene name, Mauritius, and Singapore (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, India, and Egypt. Much more prevalently, شي is the last name as well as the forename.
شي is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shi Daizi , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; Xie Xun , the character in wuxia fiction, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Shi , the comic book series created by William Tucci, Shi: Ju-Nen.