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Well, http://www.diccionarios.com/'s thesaurus reports the following when I type in "perla":

1. f. margarita, aljófar. La perla pequeña y de figura irregular se llama aljófar.
If I'm interpreting Babelfish correctly, margarita = small pearl. "Pearls before swine" comes from the bible, (Matt 7:6, apparently: "Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces" -- thank you, Google), where I presume the original text used the word "pearls" and not "daisies". If that's true, then the etymology may be reversed, and the Spanish word for the flower was taken from the name of the jewel.

-- Frag.


In reply to Re: Re: Re: What Perlish name to assign to my baby girl? by frag
in thread What Perlish name to assign to my baby girl? by petdance

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