Looking for a Girls' First Name to Go with Middle Name Pearl.

Hi E.,

I saw you're short list and just wanted to vote for Evelyn Pearl. It really flows and just sounds pretty! Good Luck!

I really like the name Emma Pearl best, but I like Minnie Pearl and Ava Pearl too. Good luck picking out a name, it looks like you've gotten lots of good ideas from everyone. Congrats on the baby. Candice V

I think a 3 sylable first name goes well with a one sylable middle name. My girls are Aliyah Ann & Alyssa Lynn. Have fun choosing :)

Here are some that mean white (as in white pearl)

Bianca...Italian for white, fair----Bianca Pearl
Brownwyn/Bronwen...Welsh for white breasted---Bronwyn Pearl
Candace/Candice....Greek for Fire white---Candace Pearl
Jennifer (and other spellings)...Cornish for white, fair, smooth---Jennifer Pearl
Fiona....Gaelic for fair, white, beautiful----Fiona Pearl
Gwendolyn.....Welsh for white ring----Gwendolyn Pearl

Most have alternate spellings of course......I just looked for ones that meant fair or white to put it together with Pearl...BTW I love the name Pearl....old fashioned and lovely sounding....

So very many names to choose from and everyones idea of a traditional name is going to be very different.

Best of luck to you!

Annabelle

I also liked Gwendolyn and Lydia.

Hi E.

You sure opened up a flood of choices (you could probably create your own name book).

Whatever your name choice, my sister had a good bit of advice for me when we were expecting our first child. She said, try the intercom test. Say the full name over the loud speaker, it really helped to hear how the name flows and sounds.

My $0.02 would be:

Elaine
Eleanor
Eloise
(not sure why I went with "E"s -- just seemed to pop out)

Laura
Meredith
Kathryn
Jayna

If all else fails, go out for a nice dinner at a good restaurant, and hopefully you will have a fun waitress up for the challenge of helping pick a name. We did that with our second and had the name Kassondra chosen, but just needed a middle name to go with it....

Our waitress came up with "Rose" -- it fits perfect. We sent her a card and she mailed us back a knitted baby blanket -- not your average waitress.

Good luck.
S.

Some suggestions:
Amelia
Carter
Ali
Alexandra
Annabelle
Isabella
Rebecca

Some names that come to mind include:
Juliet, Margaret, Rosaline, Isabel(la), Lillie, Caroline, Charolette, Katherine, Rebecca, Ophelia, Virginia, Victoria, E., Alexandria, Olivia, Claire,
Just a few off the top of my head - good luck - have fun!

I'm partial to the name Charlotte because that's my little girl's name. We call her Charlie for short. Her middle name is Kay but I think it would go with Pearl as well.

I second this recommendation:

The Baby Name Wizard : A Magical Guide to Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby by Laura Wattenberg

It'll be a huge help. In addition check out "The Perfect Baby Name: Finding the Name that Sounds Just Right" It'll help you choose a name based on vowel and consonant sounds and syllables that will work with middle and last names.

As for names, I like Ruby but that might be going a little too far. :)
Ava, Ivy, Cora, Clara, Olivia

I have always loved the nam Sylvia. I really wanted to name my daughter that bur my husband hated it. I think Sylvia Pearl works. We ended up naming our daughter Sydni and later found out how popular it is.

H.

The first name that came to mind for me was Hannah. And then my grandmother's name, Emma.

Hannah Pearl
Emma Pearl

Funny--I immediately thought of E. and then realized that was your name. :-) Is there a reason why you are using Pearl as her middle name and not as her first?

I agree w/ most everyone else. There are a lot of names that seem to go w/ Pearl. What I have noticed, though, is the longer names work the best.

How about Amelia? It's an older name but still sounds kind of trendy. Or Justine. Classic but not dowdy. We were stuck on girl names too but we're having a boy in January. Good Luck!

Sophia, Emelia, Abigale (Abigail)

Congratulations! Do you like Abigail? Emma is very popular right now, although also very traditional. Hannah is in the same boat. E. has a lot of options for nicknames. Good luck! Try looking through the 1st Testament of the Bible if you like traditional and don't mind any possible religious connotations. Since Pearl is one syllable it sounds kind of nice to combine it with a longer name like Abigail or E.. Good luck! Oops--I just noticed that you are an E.. So maybe that won't work?! Funny. More ideas--Amelia, Genevieve, Rebecca, Lydia, Olivia...Thanks for letting us brainstorm!

What is your grandmother's name? You could name your daughter for both Grandmothers. My daughter is Montanna E. (my Dad's mom was E. Louise) & I was also named for my Gramma.. I am A. E.. If we were to have another daughter, one of her names would have been Aleda (my Mom's mom was Harriet Aleda).

Good Luck in your hunt! Thankfully you have a couple of more months to find a name! A friend of mine growing up, her little sister went 3 MONTHS without a name. She was close to 4 months old before she had a name...Eikes!

Congrats!!
A.

E. Pearl
Emily Pearl
Mary Pearl
Amanda Pearl
Rebecca Pearl
Olivia Pearl
Astrid Pearl
Susannah Pearl
Savannah Pearl

Funny, I was reading the responses and I agree with A.. My daughter's name is Ava, so of course I love it. I also like Clara, Cora, Lily, Lia and Amelia. I would suggest writing the full names you like down and look at them. I did that and posted it on the fridge and that helped to narrow down my decision. Congrats and good luck!

I love the names macy or lucy. They would both be very sweet with Pearl. I tired to push for all three names but it was a no go for my husband ;)

This is a hard one but it's a beautiful name. This is what I came up with. Let everyone know what you decide.
Rachel Pearl
Naomi Pearl
Leona Pearl
Kristin Pearl
Lisa Pearl
E. Pearl
Sophie or Sophia Pearl

My favorite would be Sophie or Sophia Pearl or E. Pearl

Angelica would be pretty.

I haven't checked others' replies yet, but what about:

Hannah, Emma, Elsa, Lily (Lilian), Kathryn, Katherine, Emily, Laura, Brianna, Katelyn, Leah, Meredith (Merry), Nadia, Natasha, Natalie, Keri (Carrie), Candace, Alyssa

That was fun. :-)

Alexandra Pearl
Maesen Pearl

Isabella Pearl...Bethany Pearl (this one has a bit of your name in it) Jessica Pearl. There are alot of names that would go with Pearl. Just keep saying them to yourself. Sometimes names sound different/funny at first because it is something new. After you say them alot it will sound like it was meant to be put together. Good luck. Let us know what you choose. :)

Lyda Pearl is the name of my kids great grandma.

There are a million baby name books out there, but I LOVED this one. There are great sections on types of names rather than an alphabetical list. Go to Barnes and Nobel and take a peek before buying if you like, it is a keeper!

The Baby Name Wizard : A Magical Guide to Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby by Laura Wattenberg

I know you have made your short list, but just wanted to toss one more name out...even though Ella is one of my favorite names ever..

Ellison (like Allison but with the Elle soud) Pearl

Really cute...

Avery Pearl or Addison Pearl? Somehow an A name seems to fit! Good luck! :o)

I know you have shortened your list but wanted to add my grandmother was named Rose Pearl. She would have been 94 this year.

For very old names, now about:

Opal Pearl
Esther Pearl
Clara Pearl

Boy, I see a lot of people already suggested E.. That was the first name that popped into my head; my great aunt was Pearl, and I've been thinking about E. Pearl if ours (due in March) is a girl. I see that's your name, so that might make it off limits for you. I also like Rebecca or Rebekka, and I fell in love with Violet Pearl as well. I agree with whoever said it's about the number of syllables. My sister has a one-syllable last name, whereas mine is three, and we were discussing the fact that it affects the names you choose. So I think something with two or three syllables is a good choice with "Pearl." Looks like you got a lot of suggestions. Good luck on choosing one, and congratulations!

How about Alexa Pearl?

Some others sent Sophia Pearl - I think that sounds lovely. I think it has something to do with the first name ending in "A" that makes it flow.

I think it's all about syllables! Sounds silly, but with a 1 syllable middle name, I would put a 2 or 3 syllable first name. I don't know how many syllables you have in your last name, but say the names all together to see what rhythmacly sounds better. I love traditional names, and Pearl is lovely. "Cecelia" is one of my favorites.