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Melorin

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  • Origin: Persian ملورین
  • Gender: Female
  • MEL-o-REEN

The name comes from the word ملورین (melorin), which is used for the name of a type of pearl found in the Persian Gulf.

I could not find the actual etymology. It would be great if someone knew.

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Luluah

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  • Origin: Arabic لبابة
  • Meaning: “pearl.”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pronunciation: LOO-loo-wah

The name comes directly from the Arabic word لبابة meaning, “pearl.” It is the name of a famous mosque in Cairo, Egypt, built during the Fatimid Caliphate in the 10th-century, CE.

Other transliterated forms include: Lulua, Lu’lu’ah, Louloua & Lolua.

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Helmi

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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish/Estonian
Meaning: “pearl”
(HEL-mee)

The name was originally a diminutive form of the name Vilhelmiina, but later became an independent name in Finland due to its coincidental meaning of “pearl,” in Finnish. The pronunciation could be heard here: http://www.forvo.com/word/helmi/

As of 2011, Helmi was the 11th most popular female name among Finnish speakers in Finland.

The designated name-day in Finland and Estonia is May 7th. In Sweden, it is April 6th.

Gyöngyi, Gyöngyvér

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Gyongyiver by Sandor Nagy

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Hungarian
Meaning: “pearl.”
(JUN-jee) pronunciation can be heard here: http://www.forvo.com/search/Gyöngyi/

The name comes directly from the Hungarian word for pearl. Its designated name-day in Hungary is October 23. However, the pearl is the birthstone of June. Another name-day in Hungary is May 14.  There is also an older form of the name Gyöngyvér (JUN-jee-VARE), which is an old poetic word for pearl. According to Hungarian legend, Gyöngyvér was the wife of Buda (the brother of Attila the Hun).

Dorsa, Dordaneh, Dorreh

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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Persian/Farsi
Meaning: “pearl—”

All three names are related. Dorsa means “pearl like,” Dordaneh means “pearl” and Dorreh means “big pearl.”

Iran hosts some of the oldest oyster beds in the world, where pearls have been harvested for thousands of years.

The oldest known pearl necklace was discovered in Iran, known as the Susa Necklace, it is on display in the Louvre and dates 500 years before the common era.

Jumana(h)

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  • Origin: Arabic جمانة
  • Meaning: “single white pearl.”
  • Gender: Female

Jumanah (Arabic: جُمانة, Jumānah) is a classical Arabic feminine given name meaning “pearl,” specifically, a large, round, lustrous pearl or a precious bead of silver-white color.

The name is derived from the older Arabic collective noun جُمان (jumān), meaning “pearls” or “pearl beads.” In Arabic morphology, the addition of the feminine ending ـة (-ah) produces جُمانة (Jumānah), denoting the singular, feminine form.

The name bears strong early Islamic significance. One of the earliest known bearers was Jumanah bint Abī Sufyān, the sister of Muʿāwiyah I, founder of the Umayyad Caliphate in the 7th century CE.

A Persian and Maghrebi transcription is Joumana.

Updated: 11/09/2025

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Bisera

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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Slavic
Meaning: “pearl”
(bee-SARE-ah)

The name is derived from the Slavonic element, biser, meaning “pearl.”

The name is popular throughout the Southern Slavic countries.

It is borne by famous Croation actress, Bisera Veletanlic (b. 1942-).

Variations include Biserka.