Perl
2
8.6
- proper noun
- /pɜrl/
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Perl
- I met a famous author named Perl at the literary festival yesterday.
- Dr. Martin Perl
- L. Perl
Now the issue when, when it was formed, what they did is they looked at Fritz Perl's, Virginia Sotir and on the Ericsson's.
- Now the issue when, when it was formed, what they did is they looked at Fritz Perl's, Virginia Sotir and on the Ericsson's.
Examples
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I'm Lydia Perl.
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You have to leave now, Miss Perl.
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Oh, wait, you know him, Adam Perl.
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This has been Lydia Perl with Channel 8 News.
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Perl was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1927.
Academic text (1995) -
I would have to meet with my dialect coach, Milton Perl, who was introduced to me by David Selznick.
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Uh, Mrs Lisbon, I'm Lydia Perl.
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Sharing this year's physics Nobel Prize with Frederick Reines (see the previous news story) is Martin L. Perl, a professor at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).
Academic text (1995) -
The prize will be shared by Frederick Reines of the University of California, Irvine, for the detection of the neutrino and by Martin L. Perl of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center for the discovery of the tau lepton.
Academic text (1995) -
Ms. Perl shared her insights on modern literature during the panel discussion.
Synonyms
15
9.2
A family name used as a last name
15
7.8
A family name some people have, sometimes used as a first name
5
9.4
A family name people use as their last name
4
8.2
A family name or first name that some people have
3
8.1
A family name that some people have, for example the basketball player Manute Bol
1
9.0
A personal name used as a first or last name by some people
1
9.9
A family name that some people have
1
8.6
A family name used by some people
1
9.9
A family name used by some people
1
6.3
A personal name used as a first or family name
A family name that some people have
A family name used by some people, often from Ireland
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perl often comes from an old German or Yiddish word perl meaning 'pearl', so it may have been given to someone seen as precious or linked to the jewel. That's why Perl appears today as a family name.