Across the world, مولاي (Moulay 
, Moulaye 
, مولاي 
) is a common principally masculine, but scarcely girly first name. The first name مولاي is habitual in Aland Islands, where it is quite a common boy's name, Mauritania, and Morocco (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Algeria, Morocco, and Iraq. Also, مولاي is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Moulay | Mauritania, Senegal, India, Algeria, Morocco |
| Moulaye | Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Algeria, Morocco |
| مولاي | Libya, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco, Egypt |
| Mulay | France, Ethiopia, India, Algeria, Morocco |
| مولاي محمد بن إسماعيل Moroccan politician, MA (b. 1694) |
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| مولاي إدريس الكتاني Moroccan film director, MA (b. 1947) |
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| مولاي الطاهر الأصبهاني actor, MA (b. 1948) |
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| مولاي ولد محمد لغظف Mauritanian Prime Minister, MR (b. 1957) |
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| مولاي الحسن بنسيدي علي Moroccan poet, playwright and novelist, MA (b. 1959) |
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| مولاي يوسف العلوي member of the reigning Alaouite dynasty of Morocco, MA (b. 1969) |
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| مولاي الزين الزاهيدي Moroccan politician, MA |
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| مولاي أحمد خليل Mauritanian footballer, MR (b. 1987) |
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| مولاي أحمد الصابونجي MA |
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