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Globally, Merkur (Merkur , Mercur , Mercurius ) is a rare masculine first name. The forename Merkur is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a rare male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, and Greece, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Albania. Also, Merkur is the last name as well as the forename.
Merkur is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Merkur , the operatic character in the opera Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Orpheus in the Underworld; Merkur (Mercury) , the operatic character in the opera Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss; Mercurius , the operatic character in the opera Ulysses, Ulisse and Mercurius , the operatic character in the opera Pomona.