Comments for the name Pearl

"But she named the infant 'Pearl', as being of great price- purchased with all she had- her mother's only treasure!" - Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

Pearl is the second book in the Dakotah Treasures series by Lauraine Snelling.

Pearl Bailey was a famous actress.

Pearl Buck (1892-1973) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. Her most famous novel was The Good Earth. It is about peasant life in China.

This was the real first name of novelist male Zane Grey, who wrote Western novels in the mid-20th century.

I have also seen the name Pearla.

Pearl Forrester is one of the villians on "Mystery Science Theater 3000".

I think it makes a great middle name, I love it.

Pearl Hart, the last person to rob a stagecoach and the only woman to have robbed one.

This name makes me think of an old woman.

I think this name is beautiful, and it could work for any age.

Old fashioned but always lovely.

I love this name. Maybe not for a first name, but for a middle it would be nice. I think of a plump, very kind and cheerful woman who is a wonderful person.

Pearl is the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

I love the name Pearl. I think it works well as a first or middle name. However, I probably would use it as a middle name.

I think this is the name of Will Ferrell's daughter.

This is not, as commonly misunderstood, the name of Will Ferrell's daughter, but the name of his friend, Adam McKay's daughter.

Pearl McKay starred in the short clip, The Landlord, along with Will Ferrell.

Seen more as a granny name than as a grandad name in the United States. While in some cases the girl's name is now due for a revival, the boy's name, having never been as popular when it was in use 100 years ago, is forever now out of fashion.

The daughter of Hester Pryne in Nathanael Hawthorne's classical novel The Scarlet Letter, bears the name Pearl.

Pearl is a lovely name. Ever since I read The Scarlet Letter I have held the name Pearl dear to my heart. Although it is seen by many as an "elderly" name, I believe it is quite beautiful and distinguished. The name Pearl has continued to stand the test of time and it will continue to do so.

'The Pearl' is a novel written by American author John Steinbeck. I think Pearl is classy sounding, but Perla just flows better.

Pearls may be beautiful, but the word itself doesn't sound very pretty to me. It's not the worst name out there, though, so if it has significance to you, I won't talk you out of it.

Oh my goodness, I love this name. So precious!

As opposed to elderly, I would call the name classic. I think it goes well with Natasha (i.e. Natasha-Pearl) but that is just my opinion. It can also serve as a nice first name. However, I can't think of any suitable middle names for Pearl.

Seems very old to me.

Pearl the whale is Mr. Krabbs's daughter on Spongebob Squarepants.

Pearl is a main character in Amy Tan's novel The Kitchen God's Wife.

I love this name. It's short and sweet. I think it's ready for a comeback.

Pearl Fey is the cousin of Maya Fey in the video game series Phoenix Wright.

"Pearl" was the name of blues singer Janis Joplin's last album (which was released shortly after her death). I read that the reason it's called that was because Pearl was a nickname that Janis Joplin gave herself (and that was used by some people she knew).

I think it sounds much better as a first name because it would be classic and unusual at the same time. It's not the prettiest name around but it would be really cute on a young girl. As a middle name it sounds way too middle-aged and cliched, one of those monosyllabic middle names it seems like people give as a filler when they can't think of anything else, like Lynn, Leigh, Ann and Rose.

It's okay, just not very nice sounding.

I think of this as a feminine name only. It sounds horrible to saddle a boy with this name. It's nice on a girl, though.

The daughter of film director Paul Thomas Anderson and actress Maya Rudolph is named Pearl Minnie, born October 15, 2005.

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. I love this name. So sweet.

Makes a cute middle name.

This name has been quite often used in Australia for more than a century now. It has a particular resonance here because of the Pearl industry.

Because of the multicultural nature of the Pearl industry, the name is almost equally used by blacks, whites and Asians. This seems appropriate as pearls come in several different colours.

With the children's books series "Pearlie the Park Fairy" by Wendy Harmer being made into an international animated TV series, the name seems as contemporary as ever.

Minnie Pearl: Stage name for Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), who was a member of the Grand Ole Opry from 1940 until her death.

Pearl Forrester from Mystery Science Theater 3000. Originally she was just a supporting character and mother of the show's main villain Clayton Forrester. In the Sci-Fi version of the series, she became the main villain.

I cannot imagine Pearl as a male name. The name seems so dated. I doubt it will make a comeback.

This is the name of a recurring guest star on "The Vampire Diaries," played by Kelly Hu.

My great-aunt's name.. and my birthstone! Nice and old fashioned and pretty :)

Pearl Bodine was the name of Bea Benaderet's character on "The Beverly Hillbillies."