Meaning and background
The story behind Perla
Perla is the Italian and Spanish counterpart of Pearl. That makes the jewel-name relationship explicit while keeping the exact spelling and final vowel distinct. For an owner, it can connect with jewellery, a person or the sound of the full name. A pale coat may be a personal association, but it is not required by the name. Compare Perla with Pearl aloud as well as on paper, because the additional ending changes the everyday call rather than merely decorating the written word.
- Origin
- Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl. Source
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About Perla
Recorded as a dog’s name
Perla appears in 21 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɝlə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/pɝlə/ · primary stress on syllable 1P ER1 L AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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