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Pearl name meaning

Last Name
8k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Pearl mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Pearl

User Submitted Origins

English
67%
African
13%
Canadian
4%
African American
4%
Australian
4%
Mongolian
4%
Filipino (Philippines)
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Nigeria says the name Pearl is of English origin and means "A PRECIOUS STONE/A PRECIOUS BEAD".
  2. According to a user from South Africa, the name Pearl means "something valuable and precious".
  3. A submission from the United States says the name Pearl means "Precious stone".
  4. According to a user from Nigeria, the name Pearl is of Canadian origin and means "Something precious".
  5. According to a user from Australia, the name Pearl is of English origin and means "Smooth round beads formed by mollusk".
  6. A submission from South Africa says the name Pearl means "Beautiful flower" and is of African origin.
  7. A user from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Pearl means "Symbol of knowledge".
  8. A user from Missouri, U.S. says the name Pearl means "innocence and modesty".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Pearl
A fringe or border.
noun Pearl
Senses
  1. [Zoöl] A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
  2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious."I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl." [Shak.]"And those pearls of dew she wears." [Milton.]
  3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
  4. [Zoöl] A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
  5. [Zoöl] A light-colored tern.
  6. [Zoöl] One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
  7. A whitish speck or film on the eye.(Obs)
  8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether.
  9. [Print] A size of type, between agate and diamond. pearl pearl

Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below.

Etymology: OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl to mantle

adjective Pearl
Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
verb Pearl
Senses
  1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.
  2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.
verb Pearl
Senses
  1. To resemble pearl or pearls.
  2. To dive or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling .
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A shade of white the color of bleached bones
  2. A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
  3. A shape that is spherical and small
  4. Gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
Wiktionary

From pearl. As a Chinese river, a translation of Chinese 珠江 (Zhūjiāng, “Pearl River”).

  1. A female given name from English
  2. (geography) Various Pearl Rivers, particularly the major river of Guangdong in China.

Pearl was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano

Notable Persons Named Pearl

Notable Persons Named Pearl

Pearl Lowe

Pearl Lowe is a fashion designer. Pearl was given the name Pearl Samantha Davis in Bethnal Green.

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Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck was a writer. Pearl was given the name Pearl Sydenstricker on June 26th, 1892 in Hillsboro, West Virginia, U.S. She died on March 6th, 1973.

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Zane Grey

Zane Grey was a western (genre) novelist and dentist. Zane was given the name Pearl Zane Grey on January 31st, 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio. He breathed his last breath on October 23rd, 1939.

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Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey was an actress and singer. She was most active from 1936 to 1989. Pearl was given the name Pearl Mae Bailey on March 29th, 1918 in Southampton County, Virginia, U.S. She passed away on August 17th, 1990.

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Pearl Thusi

Pearl Thusi is an actress, model, radio personality, tv personality, and businesswoman. Her ongoing career started in 2003. Pearl was given the name Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi on May 13th, 1988 in South Africa.

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Pearl

He was most prominent from 2012 to present. Pearl was given the name Matthew James Lent in St. Petersburg, Florida, US.

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  • Pearl Aday
  • Pearl Hart
    Criminal
  • Pearl White
    Actress
  • Liz Renay
  • Pearl L. Chamberlain
    Pilot
  • Pearl Peden Oldfield
  • Pearl Argyle
    Ballet Dancer
  • Pearl Elizabeth Corkhill
  • Pearl Calahasen
    MLA for Lesser Slave Lake
  • Pearl Chase
  • Pearl I. Young
  • Pearl Webster
    Baseball
  • Pearl Casias
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Pearl

Notable Persons With the Last Name Pearl

Daniel Pearl

Daniel Pearl was a journalism and journalist. He holds the title South Asia Bureau Chief. Daniel was born as the child of Judea Pearl on October 10th, 1963 in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. Daniel is also known as Danny. He left this life on February 1st, 2002.

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Minnie Pearl

Minnie Pearl was a country music and comedy music musician. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1939 to 1991. Minnie was given the name Sarah Ophelia Colley on October 25th, 1912 in Tennessee, USA. Minnie is also known as Minnie Pearl. She died on March 4th, 1996.

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Pearl

He was most prominent from 2012 to present. Pearl was given the name Matthew James Lent in St. Petersburg, Florida, US.

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Mariane Pearl

Mariane Pearl is a freelancer, journalist, and freelancejournalist. Mariane was given the name Mariane van Neyenhoff on July 23rd, 1967 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine.

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Judea Pearl

Judea Pearl is a scientist in the fields of computer science and statistics. Judea was born on September 4th, 1936 in Tel Aviv.

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Jizzy Pearl

Jizzy Pearl is a hard rock, heavy metal music, and glam metal musician. He plays Vocals. His ongoing career started in 1984. Jizzy was given the name James Wilkinson on March 17th, 1958 in Chicago.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Pearl U.S.
  White 83.79% 64.26%
  African American 9.92% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.11% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.06% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.68% 16.26%

Of Last Name Pearl

People with the last name Pearl are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Pearl

  • What name lists does Pearl rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Pearl? Pearl is the 460th most popular name of all time. As a last name Pearl was the 4,687th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Pearl have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 160,825 babies born with the first name Pearl in the United States. That's more than enough people named Pearl to occupy the territory of Guam (USA) with an estimated population of 159,358 (as of April 1, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Pearl? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 631 new born babies.
  • When was Pearl first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Pearl is Tuesday, November 12th, 1867.
  • What year had the most people named Pearl born? The highest recorded use of the first name Pearl was in 1918 with a total of 4,521 babies. That's a lot of babies named Pearl!
  • Random Pearl Factoid: According to the 1926 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Pearl ranks 72nd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Pennsylvania. Imagine that, 292 babies in Pennsylvania have the same name in 1926.
  • Weird things about the name Pearl: The name spelled backwards is Lraep. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aerlp. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Pearl? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 7,570 people with the last name Pearl.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Pearl? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Pearl as their last name.
  • Pearl name meaning

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