Pearl
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See also: pearl
English
Etymology
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”)
Proper noun
Pearl (countable and uncountable, plural Pearls)
- A female given name from English
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Chapter VI”, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC:
- Her Pearl!—For so had Hester called her; not as a name expressive of her aspect, which had nothing of the calm, white, unimpassioned lustre that would be indicated by the comparison. But she named the infant "Pearl," as being of great price,—purchased with all she had,—her mother's only treasure!
- 1992, Karen Kijewski, Kat's Cradle, page 7:
- "What was your name?"
"Pearl." Ruby and Pearl, mother and daughter. "It's an ugly name, isn't it?"
"No, it isn't". And I meant it, it wasn't. "Old-fashioned, perhaps, but nice."
She stared at me. "Do you know what pearls are? They're ugliness: dirt or sand gets in an oyster and the oyster coats it over so that it won't be irritating."
- A surname.
- A placename
- Ellipsis of Pearl River.: various Pearl Rivers across the world.
- Particularly, the river in Guangdong, China, the major river of Canton Province in the People's Republic of China.
- Particularly, the river in Guangdong, China, the major river of Canton Province in the People's Republic of China.
- Ellipsis of Pearl Harbor.: A harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific
- Ellipsis of Pearl River.: various Pearl Rivers across the world.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Pearl, from pearl.
Proper noun
Pearl
- a female given name from English
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pearl.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Pearl, from pearl.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pearl (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜎ᜔)
- a female given name from English