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Re: any Polish speakers out there?
pearl = per³a (pron. Per-wa)
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accents.....PERLA - the L has a line through it: http://www.bartold.com/genealogy/ace8859.html
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You may want to get online and go to a Polish dictionary to settle this. It looks like you have 2 leads. I do know that 'Margaret" means pearl. Perhaps there is also a link there. I'm Polish, for whatever that is worth, so I truly wish you the best of luck in finding this answer!
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