THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Pearl
Pearl is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Pearl.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈpeɾl/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈpəɹl]Standard-Tagalog
Pearl1 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Pearl, from pearl.
a female given name from English
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Pearl, from pearl.
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
From pearl. (river in China): From Chinese 珠江 (Zhūjiāng, Zyu1 Gong1, “Pearl River”); calque of Chinese 珠 (zhū, zyu1, “pearl”). (haven in Hawaii): From Hawaiian Wai Momi (“pearl water”); calque of Hawaiian momi (“pearl”).
A unisex given name from English.; A female given name from English.; A male given name from English.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Pearl
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Julie Vega
Filipina actress and singer (1968–1985)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Julie Vega
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Pearl in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Pearl
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Earl♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Carl♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Karl♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Pedro♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Perla♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Perry♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Petra♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Pedot♂Short form of Pedro and Alfredo
What rhymes with Pearl?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Pearl
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
Explore combinations →Explore Pearl further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q3408772 — Pearl (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Julie Vega (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q3408772 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pearl (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pearl (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pearl (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.