Across the world, ﺃﻣﻲ (ﺃﻣﻲ 
) is a rare dominantly girly, but seldom boy's given name. The first name ﺃﻣﻲ is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is a rare female name, Morocco, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Algeria, where it is a rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt. Likewise, ﺃﻣﻲ is the last name as well as the forename.