Pearl - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Pearl \

is pronounced perl. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "pearl". Jewel name. The Greek form, Margaret, is more popular and has been used for centuries, while Pearl was used only in the late Victorian era. Writer Pearl S. Buck; singer Pearl Bailey.

Pearl has 14 variant forms: Pearla, Pearle, Pearleen, Pearlette, Pearlie, Pearline, Perl, Perla, Perle, Perlette, Perley, Perline, Perlita and Perlline.

For more information, see also the related name Emerald.

Baby names that sound like Pearl are Beryl and Beril.

Pearl is a very common first name for women (#224 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#4846 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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