Pearline

Pearline is a girl name of English origin, meaning Little pearl.

What Pearline means

Little pearl.

Pearline sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Pearline comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Pearline is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Pearline?

Pearline is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Pearline is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Pearline

The thread we file Pearline under is Gem — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Gem

Names like Pearline

These share Pearline's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Goldie — Made of gold.
• Maisie — Pearl; child of light.
• Treasure — Something precious and valued.
• Garnet — The deep-red gem.
• Jet — Deep, glossy black gem.
• Sterling — Of the highest quality; pure silver.
• Pearl — A precious pearl.
• Greta — Pearl.
• Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
• Margaret — Pearl.
• Margot — Pearl.
• Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.

More English names

• Patience — Calm endurance.
• Percy — One who pierces the valley.
• Parker — Keeper of the park.
• Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
• Pansy — Thought; the pansy flower.
• Pierce — Rock; stone.
• Ottoline — Prosperous; fortunate.
• Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
• Oswald — Divine power; God's ruler.
• Posy — A small bunch of flowers.