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 [ 1 syll. pea-(r)(l), pe-arl ] The girl name Pearl is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced PERL KEY. 1: 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 ('pearl'). It was coined in the 19th century amidst the vogue for jewel names. See Pearl for more info. Forms of the name include the English Pearlene, the English Pearline, the English Pearlita, the Slavic, Italian, and Spanish Perla, the French and Yiddish Perle, and the English Perline. The pet forms Pearlie (English), Pearly (English), Perlie (English), and Perlita (Spanish), and the spelling variant Pearle (English) are other forms of Pearl. 2: 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 rare as a baby girl name. 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 is currently used only on a very light scale. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Pearl, the Slavic, Italian, and Spanish Perla was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Pearl include the English Pearle, the French and Yiddish Perle, the English Pearlie, the English Pearly, the Slavic, Italian, and Spanish Perla, the English Perlie, the Indian Priyal, and the English Precilla. KEY: Pronunciation for Pearl: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
