Pearl
Pearl is a girl name of Latin origin, ranked #35 in popularity, meaning A precious pearl.
What Pearl means
A precious pearl.
Pearl sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Pearl comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Pearl is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Pearl?
Pearl is ranked #35. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.
The character of Pearl
Pearl spans Gem and Ocean, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Pearl
These share Pearl's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Coraline — Coral; the heart.
- Marjani — Coral.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Maren — Of the sea.
- Nerissa — From the sea.
- Rosemary — Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
- Adrian — Of the dark sea.
- Marius — Of the sea; manly.
- Greta — Pearl.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Margaret — Pearl.