Perl - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Perl \p(e)-rl\, also used as boy's name Perl, is a variant of Pearl (Latin), and the meaning of Perl is "pearl".

The baby name Perl sounds like Perle and Perla. Other similar baby names are Merl, Peri and Pera.

Perl is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#17198 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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