pearl A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carb ...

is a hard object produced by mollusks. Pearl may also refer to:

People

People with the name

* Pearl (given name) * Pearl (surname) *

Pearl Aday Pearl Aday (born 1975) is an American singer. She is the adopted daughter of vocalist Michael Lee Aday, better known as Meat Loaf, and was a member of his touring band Neverland Express for nine years starting in the mid-1990s. She has appeared o ...

(born 1975), American singer-songwriter *

Granville Pearl Aikman Granville Pearl Aikman (December 26, 1858 – September 29, 1923) was an American attorney and judge who was a Judge of the 13th District Court of Kansas from 1900 until 1913. During his time on the bench, he presided over many cases involvin ...

(1858–1923), American judge *

Pearl Bailey Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in '' St. Louis Woman'' in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role i ...

, an American jazz musician *

Pearl Butler Carl Butler and Pearl were an American country music husband-and-wife duo. Between 1962 and 1969, the duo released several singles and charted thirteen times on the U.S. country charts, reaching No. 1 in 1962 with their first single, "Don't ...

, an American country music singer

People with nickname or pseudonym

* Pearl (drag queen) (born 1990), stage name of drag performer and record producer Matthew James Lent *

Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and musician. One of the most successful and widely known Rock music, rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage ...

(1943–1970), American singer-songwriter, nicknamed Pearl * Earl Monroe (born 1944), a.k.a. "Earl The Pearl", American basketball player

Places

In the United States

Pearl, Colorado Pearl is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, Jackson County, Colorado, United States. History A post office called Pearl was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1919. The community has the name of Pearl B ...

* Pearl, Illinois * Pearl, Kansas * Pearl, Michigan * Pearl, Mississippi *

Pearl, Missouri Pearl is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Pearl is located on Missouri Route 123 Route 123 is a highway in southwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 in Weaubleau; its ...

* Pearl, United States Virgin Islands * Pearl District, Portland, Oregon * Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (nicknamed, "Pearl") *

The Pearl (Charlotte) The Pearl is a medical innovation district in Dilworth, Charlotte, North Carolina centered around the second Wake Forest School of Medicine campus that is currently under construction. History The medical school will be Charlotte's first fo ...

, a district in Charlotte, North Carolina

Elsewhere

* Pearl, Ontario, Canada * Pearl Islands, Panama *

Pearl Rocks The Pearl Rocks are a group of rocks covering an area by close to the west coast of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. The name was given by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1955–57) and ...

, Antarctica * The Pearl-Qatar, an artificial island in Qatar

Arts, entertainment, and media

Awards

* P.E.A.R.L. Awards, an award for paranormal romantic literature * Pearl Award, an award of the Faith-centered Music Association

Fictional entities

* Pearl (''One Piece''), a character in the ''One Piece'' manga * Pearl (''Steven Universe''), a character from the animated series ''Steven Universe'' * Pearl, a flapjack octopus in the ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was writ ...

'' franchise * Pearl, a character from Disney's '' Home on the Range'' * Granny Pearl, an elderly green sea turtle on '' Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' * Pearl, a competitor on season 7 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' * Pearl, a '' Little Mermaid'' character * Pearl, the daughter of

Hester Prynne Hester Prynne is the protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel ''The Scarlet Letter''. She is portrayed as a woman condemned by her Puritan neighbors. The character has been called "among the first and most important female protagonists in ...

in ''The Scarlet Letter'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne *

Pearl Fey Pearl Fey, known as in the original Japanese language versions and Chūnměi Línglǐ in the Chinese language version, is a fictional spirit medium in Capcom's ''Ace Attorney'' video game series. Pearl is featured as the main support character ...

, an ''Ace Attorney'' character * Pearl Forrester, a ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' character * Pearl Krabs, a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' character * Pearl the Observation Car, a ''Starlight Express'' character * The Pearl, a fictional skyscraper in ''Skyscraper'' (2018 film) * The Pearl (DHARMA Initiative), a research station on the TV series ''Lost'' *

Pearl and Marina Pearl and Marina are a duo of characters from the ''Splatoon'' video game series. They were first introduced in ''Splatoon 2'' (2017) as members of a pop music act known as , who perform a variety of songs which is utilized as in-game music. The ...

, characters from the ''Splatoon'' franchise * Pearl, a character from the '' Pokémon Adventures'' manga, named after ''Pokémon Pearl Version''

Films

* ''The Pearl'' (film), a 1947 film adaptation of the Steinbeck novel * ''Pearl'' (2016 film), an American short film directed by Patrick Osborne * ''Pearl'' (2022 film), an American slasher film directed by Ti West

Literature

* ''Pearl'' (poem), a fourteenth-century Middle English work * ''The Pearl'' (novel), by John Steinbeck

Music

* The Pearls, a musical group

Albums

* ''Pearl'' (Janis Joplin album) * ''Pearls'' (Elkie Brooks album) * ''Pearls'' (Ronnie Drew album) * ''The Pearl'' (album), by Harold Budd and Brian Eno * ''Pearls'', a 1995 album by David Sanborn *''Pearls'', platinum selling album by BZN * ''Pearl'' (Heather Nova album), 2019

Songs

* "Pearl", a song by Chapterhouse from their album '' Whirlpool'' * "Pearl", a song by Katy Perry from her album ''

Teenage Dream Teenage Dream may refer to: Music Albums * ''Teenage Dream'' (IQU album), 2000 * ''Teenage Dream'' (Katy Perry album), 2010 *''Teenage Dream'', a 1990 EP by Thrilled Skinny *''Teenage Dream'' a 1998 album by Michiyo Heike *''Teenage Dreams'', a 2 ...

'' * "Pearl", a song by Stevie Wonder from his album '' My Cherie Amour'' * "Pearl", a song by Tommy Roe * "The Pearl", a song by the American band Bright from the album '' The Miller Fantasies'' * "The Pearl", a song by Emmylou Harris from her 2000 album '' Red Dirt Girl'' * "The Pearl", a song by Fleming and John from their 1999 album '' The Way We Are'' and based on the Steinbeck novel

Periodicals

* ''Pearl'' (literary magazine), a journal founded in 1974 * ''The Pearl'' (magazine), a pornographic publication published 1879–1880

Television

* ''Pearl'' (miniseries), a 1978 TV series about the attack on Pearl Harbor * ''Pearl'' (TV series), a 1996–1997 sitcom * "The Pearl", an episode of the cartoon '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' * TVB Pearl, a Hong Kong TV channel

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Pearl (cultural festival) Pearl is the annual national cultural festival, cultural fest of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. Initially introduced in 2009 as an intra-college festival, a year after the foundation of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, the fest grew into a national level ...

, the annual cultural festival of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus * ''Pearl'' (radio play), by John Arden * '' Pokémon Pearl'', a video game

Brands and enterprises

* Pearl Art and Craft Supply * Pearl Brewing Company * Pearl Drums, a musical instrument manufacturer * Pearl Group, an insurance service provider

Buildings

* Perlan (Icelandic for "Pearl"), a Reykjavík building * The Pearl (Edmonton), a residential tower

Food and beverages

* Pearl (wine), a sparkling wine containing less than 1 bar of additional pressure * Pearl, a barley (''Hordeum vulgare'') cultivar * Pearl barley, barley processed to remove its hull and bran * Pearl onion *

Tapioca pearls Tapioca pearls, also known as tapioca balls, are edible translucent spheres produced from tapioca, a starch made from the cassava root. They originated as a cheaper alternative to sago in Southeast Asian cuisine. When used as an ingredient in ...

Science and healthcare

* Pearl Index, a birth control research technique * Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, a laboratory at Eureka, Nunavut, Canada

Ships

* , the name of several Royal Navy ships * , a cruise ship built in 1967, originally called the MS ''Finlandia'', now the MS ''Golden Princess'' * Norwegian ''Pearl'', a Norwegian Cruise Lines cruise ship built in 2006 * X-Press ''Pearl'', an X-Press Feeders containership that sank off Sri Lanka in 2021 * ''The Pearl,'' a schooner in the ''Pearl'' incident, a slave escape attempt * , the name of more than one United States Navy ship

Technology

PEARL (programming language) PEARL, or Process and experiment automation realtime language, is a computer programming language designed for multitasking and real-time programming. Being a high-level language, it is fairly cross-platform. Since 1977, the language has been go ...

* BlackBerry Pearl, a smartphone * E Ink Pearl, an electronic paper technology * Pearl, a printing press made by

Golding & Company Golding & Company is a defunct American manufacturer of platen printing presses and printers' tools, established in 1869 by William Hughson Golding (1845–1916)Pearl (color) The color pearl is a pale tint of off-white. It is a representation of the average color of a pearl. The first recorded use of ''pearl'' as a color name in English was in 1604. The color is used in interior design when an off-white tint is desi ...

* Pearl (DART station) * Pearl (typography), the type size between agate and diamond * Pearl, an MGM Resorts International Mlife tier * ''The Pearl'', an 1867 U.S. Supreme Court case * The Pearl (racehorse), 1871 winner of the Melbourne Cup * Partnership for Enhancing Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages * People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL), a human rights group *

Purl stitch Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile, or fabric. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by machine. Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, either flat or i ...

, a knitting stitch