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Pearl is lovely. I really like it, but I could never use it due to a rather unfourtunate great-grandmother. I think it is extremely sweet and classy. I doesn't come off cheap like a kid named Diamond might. It also makes me think of the Scarlet Letter which is a nice book. Pearl Evangeline comes to mind. I also like the suggestion of Pearl Mariana. I think Pearl needs something long and maybe a bit flowery to balance th shortness. Pearl Josephine sounds nice to my ears too.

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I prefer Mae as it is in my own name. I also like the way it looks. It seems more complete to me than just May. May also makes it seems like you are asking permission for something, especially in the fn slot, "May Elizabeth..?" My name is spelled Mae, but my mom still sometimes says, "Caroline Mae... but then again she may not!" She likes to think of herself as clever.