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Throughout the world, Merse (Merse
, パール
, Mersae
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename Merse is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a rare unisex name, Philippines, where it is a very rare primarily girly, but scarcely male name, and Mexico, where it is a very rare epicene name. Also, Merse is the last name as well as the forename.
Merse is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pearl Krabs , the main character in SpongeBob SquarePants; Pearl Took , the Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings; Pearl Nygaard , character in The Crocodile's Dilemma; Pearl Forrester , the Mystery Science Theater 3000 character and Pearl Slaghoople , the fictional character from The Flintstones, among other works.