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[kilobites.livejournal.com]

What do you think about Pearl?

It's a name my partner brought up the other day out of the blue, and I was wondering what everyone thought of it. Is it too 'old lady'?

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[mommyaubrey.livejournal.com]

it reminds me of either a really old person... or my tattoo place; Black Pearl... so yea...

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of The Scarlet Letter.

I think it's quite nice, but not my style at all.

[deer-lanterns.livejournal.com]

I love it, it's in my tops! If I ever have a kid, and that kid happened to be female, I'd try to sneak Pearl in the name somewhere.

[hollis1975.livejournal.com]

i think of pearl the landlord

[arbus.livejournal.com]

my father and stepmothers cat is named pearl. they named her that because they were living in the south when they got her, and wanted an "old southern name"

that aside, i would think it was sweet if i met a little girl named pearl.

[woah-jackson.livejournal.com]

Haha, it reminds me of Pearl the Landlord (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/the-landlord-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay) and Pearl from Spongebob Squarepants.



Either way, I like it!

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

I think it's a very delicate and feminine name, and though it is kinda old-fashioned, it is very pretty.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Love it. I had a great uncle Pearl... kind of funny but I definitely prefer it on a girl.

[hoochiehoops.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of Mr. Krabs daughter from Spongebob.

[ardenmoon.livejournal.com]

I've been really liking this name lately (as well as Nell for some reason).
Is it too "old lady"? No. It is an old-fashioned name, but it stands up well in the test of time.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

It also reminds me of the Scarlet Letter. That was one of the reasons I initially started to like it. I still have mixed feelings on it. Sometimes, I feel like I don't really like the name but have positive connections with it: the little girl Pearl in the novel--dark hair, bright red dress (in Puritanical times!), a mischevious little sprite. Such a contrast to her name. I think, for me, it has middle name potential more than anything.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Definitely an old lady name to me, I can't imagine it on anyone under 50 (and even that...)

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i do think it's very old ladyish. i picture a cultured 60 year old from the old south.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

That's old ladyish! lol.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I don't really like it. My first thought was The Scarlet Letter, then Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of The Black Pearl, then Spongebob Squarepants... and I see that all of these have been brought up by others, as well. Those aren't things that I would want people to associate my child with, personally.

[wildbutterfly13.livejournal.com]

love it. classic, pretty.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

Makes me think of the old lady Brian falls in love with on an episode of Family Guy. I think it's ugly due to the "earl" sound.

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

I like it. It's rather unusual nowadays without being weird, and works well on all ages IMO. It doesn't seem old-ladyish to me at all, perhaps because someone I know has a baby Pearl.

[snailrevolution.livejournal.com]

I love it. :) Feminine and sweet without being overused.

[florallove.livejournal.com]

As much as I like old lady names, I can't think of it on anyone other than an old lady. I think if I knew a little girl named Pearl, it would become more normal. Also, there are names that I would never want to name my child, but that I want other people to use, and Pearl is one of them. If that makes any sense...

And I bet in a few months I'll think differently. So many names have grown on me since I've been in this community.

[florallove.livejournal.com]

To clarify, I don't really know how I feel about it. ha.