Pearl?

[MsRyanGosling]

Expecting DD1 in June. Thinking about Pearl, which is the birthstone for June.

Also like
Daisy
Layla
Grace

DP likes

Betsy
Maggie

I like Pearl, Betsy and Maggie, the others are names I hear quite a lot ( Daisy and Grace seem quite popular ).

I like all your other choices, but Pearl sounds like an old lady with a liking for mothballs to me. Sorry!

Pearl isn't a name I personally love, but I think it's a respectable name, not too 'out there' but you know not every other kid in the class is going to be called it. Grace is a nice, timeless name that ages well with the person - unlike Layla, which is very much a 'little girl'/'old lady' name. Daisy is ok

I also like Beatrice and DP like Flo but not Florrie or Foorence.

What if she becomes an Aunt. AF is coming to visit!

I like Pearl, DH wouldn't have it!

Mothballs

Pearl is a beautiful name, both for a little girl and for a grown woman. Strong and solid, yet feminine. Plus the fact it will be her birthstone is a neat little twist.

Love love love the name Pearl!

Ooh I have cousins called Beatrice and Florence!

So as not to put myself, I won't post their full names, but here are some further suggestions...

Phoebe
Ruth
Juliet
Anna
Verity
Alice

I like Pearl, never considered it myself but I would definitely thumbs up.

Grace and Daisy are quite done - I like Daisy personally but think it a bit overused

Betsy is just v boarding school for me! Slightly Enid Blyton book. Quite like Maggie.

I like all your suggestions. In fact, your DP and your tastes are not that far appart - Pearl and Daisy are both nicknames/diminutives/related to Margaret/Marguerite (via the Hebrew "Margalit", which means "pearl", and is also the origin of the French name Magali/Magalie).
Grace is similar in feel, but much more popular...

My great-grandmother (Ethel) had sisters called Grace, Pearl, Edna (nickname Edie) and Mabel (May), most of which are pretty much making a comeback right now. Ethel probably won't for a while yet, because our generation remembers the Eastenders character, but I bet it won't be long

Betsey is a nickname for Elizabeth, which is timeless and beautiful, IMO.

Pearl is my favourite of your list.

OK, as long as you don't already have a son called Dean.

Am I the only one thinking pearl necklace? Sorry... but I bet the teenage boys in her class at high school will be too!

I know of a little baby called Pearl and she is gorgeous.

Pearl's a singer

What about Nancy?

Pearl is a fantastic name

I always liked Pearl very much. It is a little out there for now, but these very classic names are coming back, and so it will not be too wierd or too unusual.

Also called the 'teardrops of the moon'. How beautiful is that?!

Pearl is lovely :) sounds strong, feminine, creative and caring. Go for it.

I'm from London and don't say pearl very clearly. Imagine someone on eastenders saying it.

Scottish people tend to say Peril.

Will this bother you?

I like Maggie; I was thinking about it earlier today.

I also like Pearl though it's not something I'd choose myself, but it sounds kind of...refined? I like it.

She stands up when she plays the piano!

Bit old fashioned for me, not quite in the 'old name, made a comeback' league quite yet. Who knows, you may be a trendsetter.

Looooooove Pearl
It's my youngest sisters middle name as she was born on "pearl ward"

I have a Pearl. I'm in London, everyone pronounces it just fine!

Of all my dcs, her name is constantly complimented (it's my favourite name of them all, too)

There are two Pearl's in her school, and I know of a total of 4 locally.

Go for it, it really is a pretty name. She has a lovely middle name also, but it's quite unusual, so don't want to out myself more than I already have!