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Pearl is used as an Anglicization of the Yiddish name Perle. [2] Pearl is also a common Jewish surname. Usage of the name for girls may also have been inspired by the name Margaret, which means "pearl". [3] Pearl came into wider popular use in the Anglosphere along with other gemstone names used for girls during the late Victorian Era. [4]
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl".It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. [1] It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages.
The English word pearl comes from the French perle, originally from the Latin perna ' leg ', after the ham- or mutton leg-shaped bivalve. [5] The scientific name for the family of pearl-bearing oysters, Margaritiferidae comes from the Old Persian word for pearl *margārīta-which is the source of the English name Margaret. [6] [7] [8]
Pearl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... Pearl (given name) Perle (disambiguation) Margolis, derived from a Hebrew term meaning pearl This ...
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The new name for the famed Aunt Jemima line of pancake mixes and syrups has been announced: Pearl Milling Company. Parent company Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo Inc., said in June it was ...
Margarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In Latin it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. [1] (In Sogdian, it was marγārt. In modern Persian, the word has become مروارید, morvārīd, meaning 'pearl'.)
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