Updated January 11, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Pearl; jewel

Girl name variations

Pearl
Pearla
Pearle
Pearleen
Pearlena
Pearlette
Pearley
Pearline
Pearly
Perla
Perle
Perlette
Perley
Perlie
Perly

How Popular Is The Name Perl

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Perel.
  • German : habitational name from any of several places named Perl, Berel, or Berl.
  • German : metonymic occupational name for a jeweler, from Middle High German perle ‘pearl’.
  • German (Austria) : from a pet form of Bernhard.

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