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Pearl?

Sunnycat View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 03:29 PM Post #1
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I love the name Pearl. DH would need some convincing as he thinks it sounds like a trashy name, I think more classic old lady name. What do you think of Pearl? also any middle name suggestions? I'm thinking: Pearl Elisabeth Pearl Nova Pearl Elise Pearl Summer Pearl Carmella Can't think of any others. This post has been edited by Sunnycat: 02/12/2012, 03:55 PM

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MakeLoveNotBacon View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 03:41 PM Post #3
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Love Pearl. The only thing going against it (or for, depending if you like him) is Jack Osbourne named his daughter the same name. It's definitely a classy 'old lady' name, not trashy at all.

Sunnycat View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 03:43 PM Post #4
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QUOTE (Madame Catty @ 02/12/2012, 04:41 PM) Love Pearl. The only thing going against it (or for, depending if you like him) is Jack Osbourne named his daughter the same name. It's definitely a classy 'old lady' name, not trashy at all. Yeah that's true, I think his daughter is Pearl Clementine. I reckon it might be one of those names that ends up taking off in a few years.

noi'mnot View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 03:44 PM Post #5
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Genuinely lovely. There is nothing trashy, at all, about Pearl.

Gudrun View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 03:58 PM Post #6
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It's a thumbs up from me too. Simple elegance. I would look at long multi-syllabic flourishes for the middle eg: Pearl Amaryllis Pearl Artemisia Pearl Philomena Pearl Catalina Pearl Katarina

Thylacine View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 03:58 PM Post #7
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I LOVE Pearl. Unfortunately DP is not fond of it, he says it is a hipster name

BabyBumbleBee View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 04:03 PM Post #8
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Great for a middle name but not for a first name.

la di dah View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 04:03 PM Post #9
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It's not trashy at all. It is a little elderly if anything. Vintage-sweet. I do like Elizabeth but it seems like lots of options would work with Pearl, minus L names? Pearl Simone Pearl Catherine Pearl Vivien Pearl Caroline (I am loving -line names right now, Caroline/Jacqueline/Emmeline/Evangeline etc. and since Pearl is short you can really do any) Pearl Veronica Pearl Meredith

kerilyntaryn View Member Profile	02/12/2012, 04:05 PM Post #10
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there's a pearl in my daughter's class pearl elise is lovely others amy Olivia Candice Sophia naomi Heidi Katherine Josephine delphine caroline gabrielle gabriella Abigail Imogen lauren lara laura Miranda saskia chloe zoe

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