Pearl

Pearl \pea-(r)(l), pe-arl\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Pearl can also be used as a boy name meaning and origin, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as Pah-L ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Pearl: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Pearl?

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Pearl is of English origin. It is used mainly in English and Irish. From pearl ; perle which means 'pearl' ; perla which means 'pearl'. The first name is derived from the English jewel name, which is itself of the Old French perle ('pearl') and ultimately from the Latin root word 'perla'. It was coined in the 19th century amidst the vogue for jewel names. See what does the name Pearl mean for more info. Pearl is a widely used name; it has 28 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name short names for Jearl, baby name Pearla, name Pearlea meaning, Pearleah definition, what does the name Pearlee mean, name Pearleen origin, name Pearleigh, Pearlene name popularity, Pearlette name popularity, Pearley meaning and origin, name Pearli meaning, what does the name Pearlina mean, baby name Pearline, Pearlita name, meaning of Perl, Perla name (used in Italian and Spanish too), Perlette name, Perley name, what does the name Perlina mean, Perline pronounciation, short names for Perlline, and Ptarlina name variations. Other English forms the familiar forms Pearlie meaning and origin, Pearly pronounciation, and short names for Perlie, and the spelling variant what does the name Pearle mean. The French and Yiddish Perle meaning is a form of Pearl that is used in foreign languages. The familiar form Perlita name variations (Spanish) is another foreign variant.

Pearl has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is used largely in English. An old form of the name is Perle (Hebrew). Among Jews, the name has long been used as an Anglicized form of the Yiddish Perle, itself a diminutive byname of Margaret. Pearl is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. In 1900, 0.790% of baby girls were named Pearl. It was #24 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in frequency since then, and in recent times it is of only very light use. In 2010, it ranked at #963 with a usage of 0.013%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Pearl, Perla pronounciation was the most commonly used. It was 84% more popular than Pearl in 2010.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Pearl:

the English Pearle name variations, the name baby name Pall, the French name Paule, the English name Pol meaning, the English Poll meaning, the Spanish Pabla pronounciation, the name Paili name, the name nicknames for Paisli, the name Paisly meaning, the Indian name Pala, the name Palah name popularity, the name Paley name, the Hawaiian short names for Pali, the name Palla meaning, the Italian name Paola meaning, the English, French, German, Polish, and Spanish Paula meaning of name, the English short names for Pauli, the English Paulie meaning and origin, the English nicknames for Pauly, and the Czech and Russian Pavla name popularity.

The baby name Pearl fun facts:

The name Pearl in reverse order is "Lraep".

The numerological value of the name Pearl is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Pearl?

Pearl is in the top names in USA.