Daphne or Pearl

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We've found out we are having a girl. These are the current top 2. Thoughts?

Worse than that. My mind automatically goes to Pearl Fernandez. It's still a nice name though.

Pearl has less chance of being shortened Pearly.

I like Daphne or Dafne

Don't like Pearl at all sorry - bad associations.

Pearl

I like Pearl but Daphne is pretty awful sorry.

Daphne is beautiful

I LOVE Daphne.

Pearl gets my vote. My beloved grandma was a Ruby and my DH, originally from NZ, has twin girl, great cousins called Ruby and Pearl.

Congratulations x

I like Daphne but Pearl is horrible in my Scottish accent. It comes out as Peril. It will be fine if you are not in Scotland and don't mix with many Scottish people.

Don’t like either tbh. Would go with Daphne as its better than Pearl which is bloody awful.

If you live in Scotland Pearl will always be pronounced Peril.

I like Pearl best.

Pearl is so pretty

Daphne. Pearl is awful.

No, neither suit as first names for a human.

Maybe as second names and definitely perfect for pets.

I love Daphne, and have been raging for many years I didn’t think of it for DD.

I adore Daphne, it's wonderful.

I really dislike Pearl as a name.

They sound extremely old-fashioned. Have they come back into fashion again? I wouldn't, to be honest.

I'm getting on a bit, so I don't like either of them. They're names that I associate with my friends' mums and grans. There was a new born up the school the other day, pretty little girl, then her mum announced that her name was Olive!! It reminded me of the gormless woman with the thick glasses and buck teeth from "On The Buses" in the 70s. Poor thing 😣 . I don't know where this trend for 40s names has come from. Please let's not resurrect Barbara, Margaret, Eileen, Beryl, Gladys, Sylvia ...

Neither! Sorry op. Wasn't there a daphne in scooby doo?

Could you have one as a middle name maybe?

surprised at the other Scottish posters not immediately jumping to Daphne Broon when they hear the name Daphne! But I agree you can’t have Pearl up here due to the pronunciation (Peril) just like Carl becomes Carol!

Per 😂