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Across the world, 默尔 (Merle , Mohl , Murr ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The given name 默尔 is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare female name, Barbados, and Estonia, where it is quite a rare primarily girly, but very infrequently boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Philippines, and South Africa. Likewise, 默尔 is the last name as well as the forename.
默尔 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chandler Bing , the fictional character from Friends; Merle Dixon , the fictional character, The Walking Dead; Merle , the character from Pete's Dragon; Muriel Frost , the fictional character of Doctor Who and Merle Tucker , character in Modern Family, among other works.