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Pearl - opinions welcome

38 replies

Huffty · 14/07/2013 21:58

Have two children already: Miles and Abigail, could Pearl be the third? Is it in the same league? Too trendy/ dated?

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Wbdn28 · 14/07/2013 22:01

It's a lovely name and goes well with the other two. More fashionable than it was a few years ago, but not overdone.

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Annunziata · 14/07/2013 22:01

It doesn't 'match' to me.

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exoticfruits · 14/07/2013 22:05

Old lady- like Winifred, Ethel, Mildred, Muriel etc.(my pet hates)
It doesn't go with your other ones.

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SoftSheen · 14/07/2013 22:08

Not keen, sorry.

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IHeartKingThistle · 14/07/2013 22:10

I like it but it depends on where you are in the country. Couldn't use it where I'm from (West Country!).

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Iwillorderthefood · 14/07/2013 22:12

I know a lovely little girl called Pearl.

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butterfliesinmytummy · 14/07/2013 22:14

I love it but dh's family is Scottish so it would be pounced "Peril" and rhyme with Beryl Hmm

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Geeklover · 14/07/2013 23:31

I was going to say I'm scottish and it comes out peril Grin
I was also going to say I like it. It's a lovely name.

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maja00 · 14/07/2013 23:32

I like it, very trendy though. I know 2 Pearls under 3 in Bristol.

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Zynda · 14/07/2013 23:38

I want to like it but I don't. I like names like Lois, Hazel, so I should like Pearl too.

Abigail is very mainstream and timeless compared with Pearl.

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BOF · 14/07/2013 23:44

Pearl's a singer.

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Susiepineapple2013 · 14/07/2013 23:45

What is your last name?

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3boysgirlontheway · 15/07/2013 05:12

It's beautiful, I love it and of course you can use it. Your children do not need to have names that "match" mine don't Smile

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CheerfulYank · 15/07/2013 05:27

I think Pearl is really sweet. :) I feel like it goes with Miles but not Abigail as much...but who cares?

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Lagoonablue · 15/07/2013 06:01

I like it. I like old lady names.

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imip · 15/07/2013 06:03

I have a pearl, she is lovely (she is definately a singer and I believe that according to The Specials, she also owns a cafe!). I know of three pearls all together. My pearl is delightful. All my four dds have a mix of 'old' names, some retro, others not as popular.

I guess, if you like the name, go for it... Don't worry about other opinions!

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DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 15/07/2013 09:51

I picture a Far Side-esque, overweight old dame with Edna Everidge specs, a mahoosive beehive because she hasn't changed her do since the 60s, and a mono-bosom, when I hear the name Pearl.

But I fully recognise, that most other people won't.

If you love it, go for it. Sod everyone else.

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soontobeslendergirl · 15/07/2013 16:09

Noooo - Scottish as well and it sounds horrible, it's not even a proper name. I like your other children's names.

My alternative offerings would be

Jennifer/Jenna
Stella
Lillian
Rosalind
Carys
Laurel

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DawnOfTheDee · 15/07/2013 16:11

Dammit BOF beat me to "Pearl's a singer"....and now that song is stuck in my head. Grrrrr.....

I'd say it's an ok name but a bit trendy and may date?

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SleepyCatOnTheMat · 15/07/2013 17:18

I met the sweetest little girl at a playgroup called Pearl. To me the name just did not sit right on her no matter how many times I heard her called it. I think some names are just too 'old lady' and never going to be due a comeback. It's a shame because the meaning of Pearl is nice.

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thegreylady · 16/07/2013 20:33

I wonder why Ruby is so popular and Pearl not.

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insanityscratching · 16/07/2013 20:38

Dd's name on her birth certificate isn't Pearl but it's the name we have called her since her earliest days. I love the name so I'd say go for it.

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JamieandtheMagicTorch · 16/07/2013 20:45

It's trendy, but I still really like it.

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JamieandtheMagicTorch · 16/07/2013 20:45

It isn't the same "type" of name as your others, if that matters, though

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