Throughout the world, Mêr (Mêr 
) is a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently masculine first name. The first name Mêr is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare largely female, but seldom male name, Morocco, where it is a rare largely female, but uncommonly masculine name, and Tunisia, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Mêr is the last name as well as the forename.