Pearl, with this surname

[Dazedandbemused0]

Could you use Pearl if your surname starts with an ‘alla…’ sound? Pearl Allaway, for example?

Nice name but difficult to say with an A surname

Nice name but I read Parallelogram

I began typing to say no don't do it too many Ls together but the more I'm saying it (out loud, DH giving me funny look wondering wtf Pearl Allaway is 😅)... the more I quite like it actually

@cassiatwenty, well because of the "urban slang" meaning of the band's name. Not the band per se.

It's quite a lot of ls together, but honestly sounds fine. If you love it, don't be put off.

I think it sounds lovely 🥰

Sounds fine to me

Its fine! I know a Diane Neelan which is similar in the sense that you end up saying dia neelan (per lallaway) but honestly it's absolutely fine! Hasnt been a problem for her! Go for it!

Yep

For me it's way too tongue twistery but go for it if you really love the name.

Pearl is such a cool name

For a geriatric!

I think its lovely

It always makes me think of pearl necklace - not something I'd want for my child

I don't think it goes with a surname that starts with A, the emphasis is all wrong.

I don’t understand? What’s wrong with pearl necklaces?

I love the name Pearl and think it works fine in that context!

I had great aunts called Cora and Pearl, always thought they were both such lovely names and due a comeback.

Agreed. Cora is lovely too

I adore the name Pearl but it doesn't fit easily with a surname starting with 'Alla'.It's fine if people enunciate properly but I can imagine it being run on to sound like 'puh-lallaway'

I wouldn't rule it out completely but you could probably find a name you like equally which flows better.

Too many Ls, too tongue twistery.

Yes. We love Pearl too, it's so pretty.

@Dazedandbemused0 "Pearl necklace" has a similar slang meaning to "Pearl jam".

Don't be mean tut tut 🧐

Pearl necklace is a term for a man ejaculating over a woman’s neck after a sexual experience involving the breasts

My D is a Pearl with a surname with lots of Ls. V similar to what you suggest and it sounds lovely. It rolls together, but it doesn’t start with an A and it breaks up the flow of the name, if that makes sense.

Pearl is awful! It’s a real Maureen/Doreen/Doris type of name.

Plus, it will always be at risk of semen jokes.