Across the world, Merine (Merine 
, Мерине 
, Мерин 
) is quite a rare mostly female, but seldom masculine first name. The first name Merine is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare epicene name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare female name, and Algeria, where it is a rare epicene name. Likewise, Merine is the last name as well as the forename.