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A middle name for Pearl

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JessH2903 · 06/02/2021 07:51

We are due to have our little girl in April.
We already have a LB called Charlie Ray Thompson, Charlie is named after his great grandad.

I recently discovered Margaret, my husbands grandmothers name, means Pearl.
So we are considering Pearl as her first name.

But what middle name do you put with Pearl? To make it flow nicely (surname will be Thompson)

Please any help x x x

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whoamongstus · 06/02/2021 08:02

My first thought was Pearl Olivia but I don't know if that's too many Ls?

Pearl Elizabeth? I feel like you need something of a few syllables for balance

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 08:07

Pearl Winona
Pearl Francis

I think it needs a couple of syllables or more

Hazel444 · 06/02/2021 08:07

How about something equally old fashioned like

Pearl Constance
Pearl Nancy
Pearl Belinda
Pearl Jacqueline

Do you like the name Margot - that could be an alternative to Margaret with the same meaning too.

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 06/02/2021 08:11

Pearl Rosalind Thompson

Fivemoreminutes1 · 06/02/2021 08:11

Pearl Sienna
Pearl Aurora
Pearl Genevieve
Pearl Savannah
Pearl Sophia
Pearl Rosemary

cheekaa · 06/02/2021 08:13

Pearl Bailey

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 06/02/2021 08:14

(Charlie Ray Thompson is fabulous. Really cool name. Sounds like he'll be a jazz musician!)

mellongoose · 06/02/2021 08:15

Pearl Rebecca. Popped into my head straight away!

Wantubackforgood · 06/02/2021 08:16

Sasinger

Milkshake7489 · 06/02/2021 08:17

@mellongoose

I came to say exactly the same thing Smile

Bluesername · 06/02/2021 08:17

Pearl Julia
Pearl Rebecca
Pearl Emily
Pearl Francesca
Pearl Victoria
Pearl Susannah
Pearl Zoe
Pearl Jessica

Notglam · 06/02/2021 08:19

Pearl Ava
Pearl Grace
Pearl Jasmine
Pearl May

MyCatHatesOtherCats · 06/02/2021 08:32

I also thought Pearl Elizabeth sounded good! I think it needs to be a longer name and it might be better with a vowel at the start.

Pearl Alexandra
Pearl Abigail
Pearl Annabelle
Pearl Louisa

FamilyOfAliens · 06/02/2021 08:36

@TinyCake

Pearl Winona Pearl Francis

I think it needs a couple of syllables or more

Francis is a boys’ name.

Frances would work though. It’s my middle name and DD’s too. We love it.

I think you need a name beginning with a consonant otherwise the names run into each other.

I think Pearl Rebecca works very well.

Doilooklikeatourist · 06/02/2021 08:39

Pearl Patricia

EvilSylvanianRabbit · 06/02/2021 08:40

Pearl Florence
Pearl Francesca
Pearl Rachael

Labobo · 06/02/2021 08:43

Pearl Alexandra
Pearl Sophia
Pearl Amelia

babycakes1010 · 06/02/2021 08:44

Ivy

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 08:54

Megan also means Pearl

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 08:54

Pearl Juliette

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 08:56

Riley

TheWitchCirce · 06/02/2021 09:03

I can't make anything sound quite right - I think Pearl is a middle name in my head.
The best I had was
Pearl Eliza (although I much prefer Eliza Pearl)

TinyCake · 06/02/2021 09:33

Pearl May Thompson

BrimfulOfBaba · 06/02/2021 09:38

Pearl Louise Thompson

nevernotagain · 06/02/2021 09:41

I think one syllable names sound best.

So something like

Pearl Ann
Pearl May
Pearl Hope
Pearl Blue