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A middle name for Pearl

69 replies

JessH2903 · 06/02/2021 07:51

We are due to have our little girl in April.
We already have a LB called Charlie Ray Thompson, Charlie is named after his great grandad.

I recently discovered Margaret, my husbands grandmothers name, means Pearl.
So we are considering Pearl as her first name.

But what middle name do you put with Pearl? To make it flow nicely (surname will be Thompson)

Please any help x x x

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TinyCake · 06/02/2021 08:54

Megan also means Pearl

babycakes1010 · 06/02/2021 08:44

Ivy

Labobo · 06/02/2021 08:43

Pearl Alexandra
Pearl Sophia
Pearl Amelia

EvilSylvanianRabbit · 06/02/2021 08:40

Pearl Florence
Pearl Francesca
Pearl Rachael

Doilooklikeatourist · 06/02/2021 08:39

Pearl Patricia

FamilyOfAliens · 06/02/2021 08:36

@TinyCake

Pearl Winona Pearl Francis

I think it needs a couple of syllables or more

Francis is a boys’ name.

Frances would work though. It’s my middle name and DD’s too. We love it.

I think you need a name beginning with a consonant otherwise the names run into each other.

I think Pearl Rebecca works very well.

MyCatHatesOtherCats · 06/02/2021 08:32

I also thought Pearl Elizabeth sounded good! I think it needs to be a longer name and it might be better with a vowel at the start.

Pearl Alexandra
Pearl Abigail
Pearl Annabelle
Pearl Louisa

Notglam · 06/02/2021 08:19

Pearl Ava
Pearl Grace
Pearl Jasmine
Pearl May

Bluesername · 06/02/2021 08:17

Pearl Julia
Pearl Rebecca
Pearl Emily
Pearl Francesca
Pearl Victoria
Pearl Susannah
Pearl Zoe
Pearl Jessica

Milkshake7489 · 06/02/2021 08:17

@mellongoose

I came to say exactly the same thing Smile

Wantubackforgood · 06/02/2021 08:16

Sasinger

mellongoose · 06/02/2021 08:15

Pearl Rebecca. Popped into my head straight away!

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 06/02/2021 08:14

(Charlie Ray Thompson is fabulous. Really cool name. Sounds like he'll be a jazz musician!)

cheekaa · 06/02/2021 08:13

Pearl Bailey

Fivemoreminutes1 · 06/02/2021 08:11

Pearl Sienna
Pearl Aurora
Pearl Genevieve
Pearl Savannah
Pearl Sophia
Pearl Rosemary

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 06/02/2021 08:11

Pearl Rosalind Thompson

Hazel444 · 06/02/2021 08:07

How about something equally old fashioned like

Pearl Constance
Pearl Nancy
Pearl Belinda
Pearl Jacqueline

Do you like the name Margot - that could be an alternative to Margaret with the same meaning too.

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 08:07

Pearl Winona
Pearl Francis

I think it needs a couple of syllables or more

whoamongstus · 06/02/2021 08:02

My first thought was Pearl Olivia but I don't know if that's too many Ls?

Pearl Elizabeth? I feel like you need something of a few syllables for balance