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Bermet f Kyrgyz
Means "pearl" in Kyrgyz.

Bisera f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word бисер (biser) meaning "pearl" (ultimately of Arabic origin).

Biserka f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Bisera.

Châu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 珠 (châu) meaning "pearl, gem".

Dar f & m Hebrew
Means "mother-of-pearl, nacre" in Hebrew.

Durdona f Uzbek
Means "pearl" in Uzbek (a word of Arabic origin).

Gyöngyi f Hungarian
From Hungarian gyöngy meaning "pearl", of Turkic origin.

Gyöngyvér f Hungarian
Means "sister of pearl", from Hungarian gyöngy "pearl" and testvér "sibling". This name was created by the Hungarian poet János Arany for a character in his poem The Death of King Buda (1864).

Hyeon-Ju f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" and 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, pearl". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

İnci f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "pearl" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Inzhu f Kazakh
Means "pearl" in Kazakh.

Jumana f Arabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.

Leimomi f Hawaiian
Means "pearl lei" or "pearl child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and momi "pearl".

Lulit f Amharic
From Amharic ሉል (lul) meaning "pearl".

Margalit f Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Margaret f English
Derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) meaning "pearl", a word that was probably ultimately a borrowing from an Indo-Iranian language. Saint Margaret, the patron of expectant mothers, was martyred at Antioch in the 4th century. Later legends told of her escape from a dragon, with which she was often depicted in medieval art. The saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and her name has been widely used in the Christian world.... [more]

Mererid f Welsh
Means "pearl, gem" in Welsh, derived from Latin margarita.

Momi f Hawaiian
Means "pearl" in Hawaiian.

Morvarid f Persian
Means "pearl" in Persian.

Pearl f English
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.

Peninna f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Peninnah.

Peninnah f Biblical
Means "pearl, coral, precious stone" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.

Perla f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl.

Perle f French, Yiddish
French and Yiddish cognate of Pearl. It is also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of Margalit.

Pnina f Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew.

Sadaf f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Shinju f Japanese
From Japanese 真珠 (shinju) meaning "pearl".

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