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Worldwide, Erl (Erl , ארל , Ерл , and others...) is a rare dominantly male, but seldom female given name. The first name Erl is habitual in Philippines, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly girly name, Indonesia, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare principally male, but scarcely feminine name. More frequently, Erl is the last name as well as the forename.
Erl is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Earl E. DeMise , the fictional character from the 2004 video game The Sims 2; James Earl Cash , the Protagonist in the 2003 video game Manhunt; Earl Harlan , the fictional scoutmaster and restaurateur in Welcome to Night Vale; Earl Hickey , the fictional character in sitcom My Name Is Earl and Earl of Greed , among other works.