Names That Mean Pearl or Jewel
Margaret means pearl, and so does every name she has scattered across Europe: Margot, Margaux, Greta, Gretchen, Maisie, Megan and Mae. Ruby, Jade, Opal and Beryl are gemstones outright, Esmeralda is emerald in Spanish, Daiyu “black jade” in Chinese and Soraya a jewel in Persian. Precious-stone names have an old-fashioned sparkle that never quite goes out of style, and most shorten beautifully.
22 names
Boy names that mean pearl or jewel · 2
Jett
American
Jet-black gemstone
BoyNature
Jinu
Korean
Truly beautiful, or precious treasure
BoyVirtue
Girl names that mean pearl or jewel · 18
Beryl
Greek / English
Pale green gemstone
GirlBotanicalHistorical
Daiyu
Mandarin Chinese
Black jade
GirlLiterary
Esmeralda
Spanish
Emerald
GirlLiteraryBotanical
Greta
German / Greek
Pearl
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Gretchen
German / American
Little pearl
GirlLiterary
Ivy-Mae
English
Ivy + pearl
GirlBotanicalNature
Jade
Spanish / Old French
The green gemstone
GirlNature
Joo
Korean
Pearl, lord
GirlVirtueSea
Mae
English / American
Pearl
GirlBotanical
Maisie
Scottish
Pearl
GirlVirtue
Margaret
Greek / English
Pearl
GirlHistoricalBotanical
Margaux
French / Greek
Pearl
GirlHistoricalBotanical
Margot
French
Pearl
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Megan
Welsh (from Margaret)
Pearl
GirlVirtue
Opal
Sanskrit
Precious stone
GirlNatureVirtue
Pearl
Latin / English
Pearl, precious
GirlSeaVirtue
Ruby
Latin / Old French
The deep red gemstone
GirlNatureHistorical
Soraya
Persian / Arabic
Jewel, the Pleiades constellation
GirlCelestialLiterary
Unisex names that mean pearl or jewel · 2
Lin
Chinese
Forest, jade, beautiful
UnisexNature
Yu
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Jade, rain, universe — meanings shift with tone and character
UnisexNatureVirtue
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