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Around the world, ネリ (Neri , ネリ ) is a common gender-neutral forename. The forename ネリ is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a common dominantly masculine, but infrequently female name, Brazil, where it is quite a rare male name, and Peru, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Brazil, Mexico, and Ethiopia. More prevalently, ネリ is the last name as well as the forename.
ネリ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nelli Perhonen , the fictional human, Ricky Rapper and Neri Chiaramantesi , the operatic character in the opera La cena delle beffe by Umberto Giordano.