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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]
Blaze Starr (1932–2015), American stripper and burlesque star; Bob Starr, several people; Bobbi Starr (born 1983), stage name of an American pornographic actress; Brenda K. Starr (born 1966), American singer; Bruce Starr (born 1969), American politician in Oregon; Charles Starr (born 1933), American politician in Oregon
The name was among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States between 1986 and 2014 and remains in regular use. [1] Deimantė, a Lithuanian variant, was the 10th most popular name for baby girls born in Lithuania in 2007. [2] Usage of the name was occasionally inspired by the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. [3]
In Persian, the word Dānā literally means 'wise', and some speculate that the name is first used as a first name in Shahnameh. [3] The name is used in Persian for both female and male sexes. It may also refer to the mountain Dana or Dena. It may also come from Dane (from Denmark), the meaning of the common surname. It is also occasionally ...
Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.
On the Gem Homeworld, pearls are "made-to-order" servants for high-ranking Gems, and the fifth season reveals that Pearl originally served Rose Quartz in Rose's original identity of Pink Diamond. Pearl has learned to move beyond her caste role as a fighter and technician, but still has difficulty learning to feel independent rather than ...
Shania Twain has shed some light on what male celebrity she currently holds in high regard.. The country music legend, 58, famously namechecked Brad Pitt in her hit song “That Don’t Impress Me ...
Judea Pearl (born 1936), computer scientist and philosopher; Julian Pearl (born 1999), American football player; Leslie Pearl (born 1952), U.S. songwriter; Matthew Pearl (born 1975), American novelist; Minnie Pearl (1912–1996), American country comedian; Nancy Pearl (born 1945), American librarian; Perry Diamond Pearl (born c. 1824), American ...