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Pearl, with this surname

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Dazedandbemused0 · 01/06/2023 03:49

Could you use Pearl if your surname starts with an ‘alla…’ sound? Pearl Allaway, for example?

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cordelia16 · 01/06/2023 17:41

Agree with this.

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Yes too many Ls.
Really dislike Pearl. Makes me think old lady and lavender scent. Sorry!!

Nebula277 · 06/06/2023 16:45

yep I know - I work in health care

was quoting poster on page 2

SirChenjins · 06/06/2023 13:41

Why must they be ‘a geriatric’?

We tend to say ‘older person’ now btw, geriatrics typically refers to a branch of medicine.

Nebula277 · 06/06/2023 12:30

Pearl is a gorgeous name, and trendy in London - anyone who says it’s an old lady name must be a geriatric themselves…

cassiatwenty · 02/06/2023 20:03

Many people use the term pearl clutching on MN as if being in shock. Obviously that refers to clutching onto your jewellery when watching upper class series like Emmerdale

IWonderWhereThatDishDidGo · 02/06/2023 18:53

Sounds awful when I say it out loud, but it might be my accent (NI)!

BriarHare · 02/06/2023 18:51

Pearl is awful! It’s a real Maureen/Doreen/Doris type of name.

Plus, it will always be at risk of semen jokes.

imip · 02/06/2023 18:48

My D is a Pearl with a surname with lots of Ls. V similar to what you suggest and it sounds lovely. It rolls together, but it doesn’t start with an A and it breaks up the flow of the name, if that makes sense.

Thenewtrews · 02/06/2023 18:46

Dazedandbemused0 · 02/06/2023 16:57

I don’t understand? What’s wrong with pearl necklaces?

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Pearl necklace is a term for a man ejaculating over a woman’s neck after a sexual experience involving the breasts

cassiatwenty · 02/06/2023 18:39

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 02/06/2023 13:30

For a geriatric!

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Don't be mean tut tut 🧐

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 02/06/2023 18:27

@Dazedandbemused0 "Pearl necklace" has a similar slang meaning to "Pearl jam".

lovelysummersky · 02/06/2023 18:19

Yes. We love Pearl too, it's so pretty.

EggInANest · 02/06/2023 17:50

Too many Ls, too tongue twistery.

NeverendingCircus · 02/06/2023 17:47

I adore the name Pearl but it doesn't fit easily with a surname starting with 'Alla'.It's fine if people enunciate properly but I can imagine it being run on to sound like 'puh-lallaway'

I wouldn't rule it out completely but you could probably find a name you like equally which flows better.

Divebar2021 · 02/06/2023 17:37

Agreed. Cora is lovely too

beeskipa · 02/06/2023 17:13

I love the name Pearl and think it works fine in that context!

I had great aunts called Cora and Pearl, always thought they were both such lovely names and due a comeback.

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Dazedandbemused0 · 02/06/2023 16:57

SirChenjins · 02/06/2023 13:37

It always makes me think of pearl necklace - not something I'd want for my child Sad

I don't think it goes with a surname that starts with A, the emphasis is all wrong.

I don’t understand? What’s wrong with pearl necklaces?

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SirChenjins · 02/06/2023 13:37

It always makes me think of pearl necklace - not something I'd want for my child Sad

I don't think it goes with a surname that starts with A, the emphasis is all wrong.

HaveANiceFuckingDay · 02/06/2023 13:33

I think its lovely

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 02/06/2023 13:30

louderthan · 01/06/2023 23:28

Pearl is such a cool name

For a geriatric!

louderthan · 01/06/2023 23:28

Pearl is such a cool name

ourflagmeansdeath · 01/06/2023 23:13

For me it's way too tongue twistery but go for it if you really love the name.

continentallentil · 01/06/2023 21:51

Infusionist · 01/06/2023 04:34

I like Pearl, but there are too many Ls in Pearl Allaway. It makes the stress fall in the wrong place, so it sounds like you’re saying Per Lallaway.

Yep

Threesmycrowd · 01/06/2023 20:45

Its fine! I know a Diane Neelan which is similar in the sense that you end up saying dia neelan (per lallaway) but honestly it's absolutely fine! Hasnt been a problem for her! Go for it!

pilates · 01/06/2023 20:25

Sounds fine to me