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Globally, Mairi (Mairi , 梅丽 , Μαίρη ) is a common principally girly, but scarcely masculine given name. The forename Mairi is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common feminine name, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare female name, and Estonia, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Greece, China, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Mairi is the last name as well as the forename.
Mairi is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mary Magdalene , the follower of Jesus, The Last Temptation of Christ; Mary Jane Watson , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man 2; Mary of Bethany , the figure described in the Gospel of John; sister of Lazarus and Martha, living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem; traditionally identified with Mary Magdalene; Mary Poppins , the fictional nanny, lead character in the Mary Poppins fantasy book series and its adaptations and Salome , the follower of Jesus, and in many other works.