Worldwide, Ĕł (Ĕł 
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The given name Ĕł is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is a rare mostly masculine, but seldom female name, Egypt, where it is a rare masculine name, and Morocco, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Also, Ĕł is the last name as well as the forename.