Etymograph

English

Pearline

Coined at the end of the 19th century from Pearl + -ine.

Formed from Pearl + -ine

Old French perle

Middle English perle ‘a pearl’

English Pearl

The story

Coined at the end of the 19th century from Pearl + -ine.

Today it means

name A female given name originating as a coinage.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Pearline