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Pearl, with this surname

56 replies

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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ApolloandDaphne · 01/06/2023 04:51

I really dislike the name Pearl as I cannot pronounce it. In my Scottish accent it always comes out as Peril. I would probably pronounce that full name as Peri Lallaway.

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.

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 01/06/2023 04:05

No, too many 'l' sounds to me. Its a tongue twister, and I'm afraid I dislike the name. Very frumpy.

Wishona · 01/06/2023 04:05

Yes definitely

I love the name and one of my DC has it as a middle name

Dazedandbemused0 · 01/06/2023 04:04

MaggieBsBoat · 01/06/2023 03:50

Of course. It sounds lovely!

Thank you! I was worried it might sound a bit like a tongue twister!

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MaggieBsBoat · 01/06/2023 03:50

Of course. It sounds lovely!