All over the world, Ĕl (Ĕl 
) is a rare unisex first name. The first name Ĕl is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is a rare epicene name, Egypt, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but seldom female name, and Morocco, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Likewise, Ĕl is the last name as well as the forename.