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Around the world, 莱尔 (Lair , Lael , 莱尔 ) is a common unisex given name. The forename 莱尔 is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a common girly name, Brazil, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Israel, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Brazil, New Zealand, and the United States. Also, 莱尔 is the last name as well as the forename.
莱尔 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lyle Tiberius Rourke , the antagonist in Disney's Atlantis, Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Lock-Up , the DC Comics character, Batman: The Animated Series; Lyle Bennet , the fictional character in the television series Heroes; Invisible Kid , the DC Comics character and Lyle Windsor , the character from 1998 film 'You Lucky Dog', among other works.