Opinions on Pearl?

[Tarla]

And middle name suggestions? Surname begins with D.

Suggested it in front of some close family a few days ago, some said it was nice, others said it was too old fashioned. I really like it although my judgement might be clouded by hormones and exhaustion.

We have gone over and over names and nothing leaps out, we keep coming back to Pearl and Matilda but don't like them in combination so couldn't have one as first name and one as a middle name.

Our other DC have nicknamed the baby 'Pear' so the other reason I like it is because it contains the word pear so is a little nod to how sweet it is when they talk about 'their Pear'.

Probably outing myself, but dds middle name is Evangeline - that gets lots of comments also!

I think it's lovely. It's an old lady name but a nice one. My DD has friends called Elsie, Maggie, Matilda, Edith, Dorothy. They are also old lady names but not as nice as Pearl.

Pearl is lovely and definitely more in vogue again. It's lovely as long as you don't want a name that no one else has because I do know a few little girls called Pearl.

I like it a lot

A lovely name, I like Matilda but prefer Pearl

Lovely

Lovely.

Don't like it, sorry. Not because it's old-fashioned; I'm just not keen.

Beautiful name.

It's lovely!
But I think it may become quite popular now there is a baby Pearl in eastenders. And sharon & ozzy Osborne's granddaughter is Pearl too

Love Pearl, very feminine and pretty, timeless.
Pearl Verity
Pearl Violet
Pearl Vanessa
Pearl Marcia
Pearl Eva
Pearl Victoria

I love it and would have used it but for Eastenders, which I only found out about on this thread

I don't watch Eastenders so have no idea about baby Pearl on there.

I've suggested it to the DC this morning and they love it, I played them the Elkie Brooks song via YouTube and they love that too. Eldest now keeps singing it to bump

DH hasn't said yes but hasn't said no, I'm going to play the "I'm having major surgery to provide you with a child..." trump card to persuade him.

I love Pearl and it was also on our shortlist.. until I realised I couldn't name our child after a rock band! (Our surname begins 'Jam')!

LOVE Pearl 😍 💓

It's nice

Pearl Audrey
Pearl Alexandra
Pearl Dorothy
Pearl Georgina
Pearl Josephine
Pearl Juliet
Pearl Marianne
Pearl Rebecca
Pearl Susannah
Pearl Eleanor
Pearl Catherine
Pearl Maria
Pearl Ramona
Pearl Victoria
Pearl Edith
Pearl Florence
Pearl Emily
Pearl Frances
Pearl Genevieve
Pearl Harriet
Pearl Jennifer
Pearl Eliza
Pearl Jessica
Pearl Olivia
Pearl Stephanie
Pearl Vivienne

I love it! No obvious nicknames though.

Love, love, love if! It was the only name my husband refused... I'm still a bit gutted!

Don't like it at all. I like some old lady names but that's too dated.

Love love love love! Beautiful name.

It's my youngest sisters middle name and if DS was a girl, it would have been his middle name too. I liked it for a first name but DP didn't spoilsport

My only problem with Pearl is that it has a vague sound to it, like Fleur. Hardly anyone pronounces the 'L' at the end of it so it ends up sounding something like 'Pergh'.

It's a nice name, although doesn't sound good when said in my Northern Irish accent - sounds like Purl - but as long as she doesn't move to NI (or Scotland) she should be fine

Love it.