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I have only heard of this name being used as a name, first Grace Pearl Ingalls (Laura's sister) and secondly a cat, playing Julianne Moore's cat in a movie... So no, I don't know any young people with this name. I do like it though, even though I'd probably never use it. I think it's pretty!

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From your list I like:
Emerald - another name I like is Sapphire
Constance - think it's very classy
Vera - I love this name, it's so pretty, I don't like Veronica though. I know a girl called Vera, she's about 10 years old now I guess.
Maeve - I think this name is very cool
Verity - very beautiful
Evangeline - also very beautiful
Regina - strong, I like it
Ramona - sounds very nice
Daphne - my nr. 1 name atm! I know a Daphne who is 13.
Leona - like the meaning. Lions are my favorite animals!
Lavinia - very pretty
Leonora / Lenora - classic, yes, Leonore (pron. lay-oh-NOH-ruh in Dutch) is my mother's middle name
Lucia - nice, but I can't picture it on a child
Luciana - same here

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and for the boys:
Quentin - like this name a lot, but can't picture it on an old person, it doesn't seem old-fashioned to me either.
Lawrence / Laurence - same here.
Edwin - this is an oldfashioned name but I like it
Edmund - same here
Leander - nice, but it sounds very Shakespearan, it reminds me of the name Lysander
Leon - like this name a lot, but I know 3 young people with this name, so I don't think it's very oldfashioned.

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~Lully Lulla~

I like Pearl. It's pretty, but not overly frilly.
I also really like/love*:
Cora*
Coralie
Arabella
Augusta*
Adelaide*
Adeline- I know an Adeline who is about 20.
Vanora
Beatrice- I love the Italian pronunciation.
Beatrix- sort of.
Polly- I've recently started liking this, it's cute.
Phoebe
Amabel*
Ada*- A guy I went to high school with has a new niece named Ada.
Adah
Adabelle
Maeve- Saw a young Maeve in a magazine.
Verity
Celeste
Camille
Evangeline
Althea
Cordelia
Odessa- Singer who gave a concert at the local arts festival.
Ramona- I know a Ramona who is in her early 20's.
Leona
Isadora- Isadora Duncan, one of my favorite ballerinas.
Lavinia*
Elsa*- I met a little girl with this name while I was on vacation when I was 6 or 7.
Octavia- Octavia Bailey, a dancer.
Leonora / Lenora
Opal
Rosalind / Rosaline
Rosemarie- Rosemarie Ford, the actress who played Bombalurina in the movie CATS.

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This message was edited 5/8/2005, 5:25 PM

Matt LeBlanc has a darling daughter named Marina Pearl. I love that combo and Pearl is fine as a mn but I wouldn't use it as a fn.
I like these alright:
Cora
Coralie
Rosalie
Arabella
Adeline
Phoebe
Maeve
Cecily
Theodora
Daphne
Isadora

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and for the boys:
Alastair
Ezra
Leander

Yes, I met a little Pearl Annemarie. (I'm not sure how to spell the mn.)

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I love your list as I adore old fashioned names. :oD

I don't know a Pearl personally, but Seda added one to her script just last week, but Pearl is a baby so I can't tell you much more.

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While we're on the topic, Estelle is the lead character in the script and it's on your list.

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Kelclaire

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Bow to me.

Not too keen on Pearl, reminds me of what the Pythons called 'pepperpots' and also her off Last of the Summer Wine

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I like/love:

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Cora
Coralie
Rosalie
Constance
Connie (as a nn)
Arabella
Augusta
Adelaide
Adeline
Beatrice
Penelope
Phoebe
Patience
Verity
Celeste
Cecily
Edith
Dorothea
Octavia
Rosalind
Josette (as a nn)
Rosemary

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and for the boys:

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Lawrence / Laurence
Alastair
Byron
Edmund
Harvey
Felix

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~ Louise x

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"It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."

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Edit to say that I love Pearl. Also Perla, the Italian form.

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I like/love;

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Emerald
Cora
Coralie
Rosalie
Arabella
Adelaide
Adeline - love
Beatrice
Beatrix
Polly
Penelope
Ada / Adah
Maeve
Evangeline
Althea
Cordelia - love this name to bits
Theodora
Ophelia
Edith - Edie is a sweet nn
Leona
Isadora - love
Lavinia
Estelle - prefer Estella
Octavia
Leonora - not keen on Lenora/Lenore
Lucia
Rosalind / Rosaline
Dahlia

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boys:

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Alastair
Abram - I like Bram for nn
Felix

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- - Kate - -

This message was edited 5/8/2005, 2:34 AM

I LOVE underused old-fashioned names. Some people think some of the names I love are too old, but I love them. :) Pearl is one of them, but it's also the favorite of a good friend of mine. So I'd probably only use it if she decided she definitely wasn't going to, and even then I'd probably use it as a mn (just because there are so many other names that I just love more). I think it's a great alternative to Rose or Grace.
BTW, I don't know any young Pearls, but my friend got hooked on the name after seeing a baby on the cover of a magazine a few years back. The baby was adorable and her name was Pearl. :)

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From the list, I like/*love (on my faves list):
Cora
Rosalie*
Augusta*
Adeline
Beatrice*
Amabel
Ada
Maeve*
Celeste*
Camille*
Evangeline
Cecily*
Althea
Cordelia
Delia
Odessa
Theodora
Ophelia
Ramona
Dorothea
Estelle
Elsa*
Opal
Rosalind
Rosemary*
Dahlia

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Cyrus
Quentin
Alastair
Byron
Clark
Ezra*
Abram
Edmund*
Felix*
Leander

I like Pearl. My cousin had a daughter and her mn is Perle.

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I know young people (in Australia) called:
Constance - teenagers, she always goes by Connie.
Bonnie - I know a teenager and an 8yo with this name.
Adeline - I a woman in her 20s.
Sally - I know 2 teenage Sally's.
Penelope - I know a Penelope ijn her 20s. Says she would kill us if we ever called her Penelope, always Penny.
Phoebe - has a baby cousin called Phoebe.
Celeste - I like this name. There was a young Celeste on the tV teh other day.
Cecily - I know a teenage Cecelia.
Delia - I know a teenage Delia.

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and for the boys:
Terrence - know achild called this.
Alastair - know a boy called this too.

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I like:
Cora
Constance
Beatrix
Sally
Celeste
Thea
Leona
Isadora
Lucia
Opal
Myra

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and for the boys:
Leon - well I like Leo.

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Nai

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Chocolate is a Vegetable - a Staple part of the Normal Diet

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My !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!s - names in profile.

I really like the name Pearl. I saw a baby ages ago named Pearl, she was in a magazine. I like old names though, not because that's apparently fashionable, I just love them! From the lists I like/love:

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Emerald
Cora
Coralie
Rosalie
Bonnie
Arabella
Arabelle
Adelaide
Polly
Sally
Nella, never heard of this, kinda cute. I do like Nellie
Penelope, don't like Penelope, but I like Penny
Phoebe
Ada
Patience
Maeve
Celeste
Delia
Regina
Cynthia, really like Cindy, always have
Daphne
Estelle
Opal
Rosalind
Rosemary
Dahlia

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Winston
Wendel / Wendell
Ward
Lawrence
Terrence
Clark
Ezra
Eugene, not Eugene I hate that, but I do really like Gene. Thanks to the actor/dancer Gene Kelly. I'm a big fan of his!
Abram
Felix

I prefer the name Pearla - very pretty.

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From the other names, I'll list if I know people with those names (they'll be in bold), and if a (*) is by it, then I like the name:
Cora (*)
Rosalie (I knew one person with this name, and she lived to be in her 80s) (*)
Sally (I know one person with this name, and she is in her 50s)
Patience (*)
Regina (*)
Cynthia (I know one person with this name, and she is 20-years-old)
Edith (I know one person with this name, and she is in her 60s)
Daphne (*)
Isadora (*)
Rosemary (I knew one person with this name, and she lived to be in her 70s) (*)

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Wendell (I know one person with this name, and he is in is 50s)
Ira (I knew one person with this name, as he lived to be in his 80s)
Eugene (I knew one person with this name, and he lived to be in his 80s) (*)

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Edit 1: Formatting.
Edit 2: Removed a name.

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-Lissa Hannah-
My !'s = Kipling, Barry, Mortimer, Miles, Marmaduke, Fletcher, Hiram, Maris, Blanche, Gladys, Arlette, Glenda, Juniper, Lulu

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My ?'s = Pasquale, Archibald, Humphrey, Nigel, Bernard, Minna, Doris, Shirley, Cordelia, Gertrude

This message was edited 5/7/2005, 8:45 PM

I'm not quite fond of Pearl, myself, but then again I don't know any Pearls to change my mind ;)

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I like:

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Cora
Coralie
Rosalie (prefer Rosalia)
Adelaide
Adeline
Penelope
Phoebe
Celeste
Camille
Evangeline
Cecily
Cordelia
Odessa
Theodora (love)
Ophelia (looovvvee)
Daphne
Christabel (love this)
Isadora
Octavia
Lucia
Rosalind
Dahlia (LOVE this too)

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Quentin
Lawrence
Alastair
Clark
Ezra (I like to, but it sounds too feminine to me to use it)
Abram (prefer Bram)
Edwin
Leon

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I have always liked it with the name Eibhlin.

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"Dance like no one's watching."
This is a favorite quote of mine

I like the name Pearl a lot. I think it's adorable and has a nice sound. I don't know anyone by this name though. I also don't anyone by any of the other names. I like a lot of them, too.

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"If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot long than you'd like." - Garden State

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Hannah

I think Pearl is very sweet & I'd consider using it for a fn. However, it seems more likely that it will be a mn if we have a girl (DH's Grandma is Pearl). As for the rest of the names on your list I know quite a few with those names, but I'm Canadian.
Rosemarie (a relative)
Cora (former good friend)
Constance (& her cousin Contessa)
Ira (former co-worker, very sweet guy)
Terrence (named after his uncle, Terry Fox)
Ezra (but tended to go by E)
Cyrus (& he's like 4, his sis is Summer)
Edmund (Eddie)
Byron (but he wishes his name was Brian)
Clark (but spelled Clarke & he's pushing 30)