Come talk to me about Pearl???

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So after thinking I was settled on a name I now have been tempted by Pearl. What do you think? Do you know any (under the age of 70)...... If so, do they like being called Pearl? I think it would be nice on a little girl!

Only problem I can see is that in our neck of the woods (SE estuarine) it would be pronounced Pewl.

Where I'm from it would sound like 'Peril'.

Jack Osbournes baby girl is Pearl....I think its lovely.

Love it! I know a lovely girl called Pearl. It's a beautiful name

It is a name that will date- as it has with the old ladies.

I know a lovely baby Pearl.

i think Pearl is stunning. wish i had thought of it for dd - along with quite a few other names actually.

the meaning is just so lovely.

I'm in the peril camp too, sorry, if I try to say it in one syllable it ends up as purl. I would chose it for that reason , but if you can see past the different pronunciations the sentiment behind the name is lovely.

Love pearls a sing though!

seeker that's funny given the only pearl I know is SE Lahndahn.

Just makes me think pearl necklace which is a very nice association when you are thinking of the same dirty thing as me sorry!

Not**^

Love it, it's on my list too.

Beautiful!

I don't think it will date as it isn't trendy at the moment - there was a plethora of little Olive/Olivia's, Jacks, Rubys, Graces... over the past few years but I haven't met a Pearl. Its lovely because although its unusual, people will know how to spell and pronounce it (regional differences aside!), and its not an 'ugly' name ifkwim (like Gertrude, or Norah - apologies to any Trudies out there).

I love it, but wondered about the necklace association too.

I don't like it. But neither do I like Ruby. And I would put it in the same category.

I don't like it but partly because I really don't like nns being "given names" iyswim, I perceive Pearl as being a nn of Margaret.

I do realise this is a controversial topic.and that I am a pedant.

Pearl isn't a nn of Margaret, it is what the name Margaret means. Things like Maggie, Mags, Meg are nns of Pearl.

Anyway I know a Pearl in her 40s. She's just Pearl. She's really nice!

Love it. That is all :)

I meant nns of Margaret, not Pearl!

I really like it!

OP do you have any ideas for middle names? Just bring nosy really as this is one on our list that we can't think of any middle names for...

Sunshine I was thinking maybe
Pearl Clementine
Pearl Violet
Pearl Iris
Pearl Ophelia
Pearl India
Pearl Juno
Pearl Beatrix

As you can see we are nowhere near settled yet on a middle name but those are my faves. What are you thinking?

I have an irrational(?) dislike of this name. It sounds so frumpy, middle-aged to me; way off old lady chic.

Plus, pearls... they're such a dated piece of jewellery. Add in the pearl necklace phenomenon and I dunno...

But I am clearly very much in the minority!!

I absolutely love the name and wanted it for DD2. Our surname begins with P, though, so it didn't sound right: too alliterative.

We went with a middle name which means 'precious like a pearl' for her. And indeed she is - the 2 years and 6 cycles of Clomid it took for her to show her shiney face seem worth it, as I look at her at almost 1yo snuggling up to me