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I'm considering this name if my next is a girl, I love the gemstone and I love the idea of Polly as a more youthful nickname. It ticks a lot of boxes for me as it's simple, easy to spell, classic/old-fashioned, with the added benefit of a nickname.
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Opal is also used as a masculine given name in English. However, it's more common for females. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be updated from "Feminine" to "Feminine & Masculine".
Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_(given_name)
https://www.behindthename.com/name/opal/top/united-states
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Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_(given_name)
https://www.behindthename.com/name/opal/top/united-states
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We see you, Opal. Your troubles are miles away. We see you, Opal. And in our eyes you'll stay.
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Opal Lee is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth".
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Opal Palmer Adisa is a Jamaican award-winning poet, novelist, performance artist and educator. Anthologized in more than 400 publications, she has been a regular performer of her work internationally. Professor Emeritus at California College of the Arts, Dr. Adisa is also the current Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, where she currently resides.
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Gorgeous name; love the banner!
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Love this name, so pretty! And the banner is absolutely gorgeous! I wish this name was more popular.
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Interestingly, from 1917 to 2019, the name Opal was given the most in the years of 2015 (11) and 1925 (10) in Ontario, Canada, exactly 90 years apart. https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-top-baby-names-female/resource/0c4aec56-b2b8-499b-9739-68ab8a56e69a
I wonder if this is solely reflective of names coming in and out of fashion, or perhaps people naming their children after their great-grandmothers.
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I wonder if this is solely reflective of names coming in and out of fashion, or perhaps people naming their children after their great-grandmothers.
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Always loved this name for personal reasons and think it is beautiful with the right middle name. For example, I love Opal Victoria.
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Possibly my favorite of the O- female names. I think it is versatile on multiple different types of personalities and is slightly unusual without being completely unheard of. It is a nice "middle of the road" name. I always think of Because of Winn Dixie and have considered just flipping the character's name: India Opal "Opal" and using it as Opal India for the sake of conciseness. It is a lovely name if you are considering it.
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This name is really ugly. Just the way it sounds. The “pull” ruins it. Opaline is okay.
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Adorable!
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I think this name is great! I love the pronunciation, and the nicknames Ope, Opi, Opey, Opie, etc. I also love the banner!
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Opal's cute, I always think of the little girl from When Calls The Heart when I think of it.
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Pretty but missing something.
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It feels dry, like there are sounds missing or something. Too serious. Not one of my favorites. Just strange.
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I still consider it a strange name, because I had not heard it in my life, but hey, I do not consider it an ugly name. What's more, I think it's original and beautiful. A bit mature for my taste, I see it more suitable for an older woman than for a girl, but I still like it. Cool. I would like to hear it more often.
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Awful name.
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I was surprised to see this in the top 1000... absolutely AWFUL!
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Nope-al (Opal)
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I actually really like this name. It’s uncommon, pretty, and overall nice.
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A bit of an old lady name, but still super cute and sweet! I just wish it had some nice nicknames. Only one I can think of is Peri, which is cute, but doesn't quite work.
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This is probably my favourite name for a girl. I love that it's short and simple yet still manages to sound elegant. It's uncommon but not too far out there.
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Amazing! This should be more common.
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Opals are gorgeous, I think Opal makes a good name. It reminds me of the character from The Legend of Korra.
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Weird but I like it.
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Opal is the name of the Fairy-type Gym Leader from Pokemon Sword and Shield.
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Opal is the main girl character in Kate DiCamillo’s book, “Because of Winn-Dixie”.
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My name is Opal after my great-grandmother, born in 1983. I personally loved my name because growing up there were tons of Stephanies, Ashleys, Jessicas, etc., but only one of me! I think people should consider that when naming their children. You don't feel all that special if you're the sixth "Amy" in your class.
Also, Opals are a beautiful stone!
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Also, Opals are a beautiful stone!
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In 2018, 84 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Opal who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 188th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
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No. Just. No.
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There's a girl named Opal in The Apprentices by Maile Meloy.
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A bit quirky but it's gorgeous in it's simplicity. I like how it's the national gemstone of Australia, great name for a little Australian girl.
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This name is beautiful!
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Opal Tometi is a New York-based Nigerian-American writer, Strategist and community organizer. She is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter. She is the excurive director of BAJL (Black Alliance For Just Immigration). Tometi collaborates with Staff and communities in Los Angles, New York City, Oakland, Washington DC And communities throughout the Southern states. Her work has been published by The Huffington Post.
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I love this name, so pretty and cute.
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Pretty sure this was Oprah Winfrey's birth name, but people mispronounced as Oprah so she went by that.
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The comment about Oprah Winfrey is completely wrong. Her mother wanted to name her Orpah after the character in the old testament (book of Ruth), but she misread it and thought it was Oprah. It has nothing to do with Opal.
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SO GORGEOUS! Ópal is a beautiful name. I like Luna Ópal for example or maybe Ópal Elise.
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Opal is the mother of the three Otter children in PB&J Otter.
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Our 5 year old daughter is Opal. We live in Australia and she has vivid blue transparent eyes, although we didn't obviously know this at the time of naming. We love her name, she gets "O", "Opes" and Opal.
She seems to love her name and we do as well. Yes Opal is the name of bus/train passes round here (came out after we named her) - but still would have picked it. To me it is beautiful, strong, unique and Australian. Happy to hear otherwise.
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She seems to love her name and we do as well. Yes Opal is the name of bus/train passes round here (came out after we named her) - but still would have picked it. To me it is beautiful, strong, unique and Australian. Happy to hear otherwise.
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A girl I went to school with named her daughter this, she would be about 11 now & I still find the name intriguing. It’s very different, I kind of like it.
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Hurricane Opal was a Category 4 hurricane that caused severe damage along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It was the ninth hurricane and the strongest of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Opal was the name of Judy's aunt in the children's novel Judy Moody.
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The name Opal was given to 229 girls born in the US in 2015.
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Opal is the name of a character in the tv series 'The Legend of Korra'.
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This name has been ruined for me, as a namesake nearly wrecked my home state of Alabama...
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Normally I love names that start with "O" (the letter "o" tends to draw my eye), and I think the Opal stone is gorgeous in its many color varieties. However, as a name... my tongue trips over the second syllable. I could never use this, or the elaboration Opaline, as a name.
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Opal is the name of my 6 month old rescue pure white mini-Rex bunny. She came with her name and it fit her so perfectly that I didn't even consider changing it. I didn't know until reading this site that it was so old fashioned though. Sounds like it fits into the modern world of girl names just fine.
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Besides being my favorite stone/gem, this name is an oldie but goodie. I would rather hear the name Opal than Jewel or Jade personally. Those names to me sound "trashy." Please forgive me if that is your name.
In the book and movie "Because of Winn Dixie" Opal is the name of the young girl in the story.
It also has a southern charm to it! This name deserves a comeback!
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In the book and movie "Because of Winn Dixie" Opal is the name of the young girl in the story.
It also has a southern charm to it! This name deserves a comeback!
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Opal Cortlandt was a character on All My Children for many years. She was played by Dorothy Lyman and Jill Larsen.
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One of my favorite O names; it's a unique, rare gem name with a cool sound.
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This is such a beautiful, rare name. (♥ó㉨ò)ﾉ♡ I think it's seriously harsh calling it "ugly". ಠ╭╮ಠ I don't mind at all that this name is considered old-fashioned & I LOVE how it's the birthstone of October! (＃⌒∇⌒＃)ゞ.
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The Opal is the national gemstone of Australia, and the black Opal is the state gemstone of New South Wales.
The Australian national women's basketball team is called The Opals because of this.
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The Australian national women's basketball team is called The Opals because of this.
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Unique and lovely, but a bit on the sickly side, when I think of Opal fruits. At least they are called starbursts now, though!
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I think this would be a lovely, refreshing name on a young girl but I feel as she ages it becomes dull and unattractive. Not sure if I'd use it.
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The name Opal is still in use, though rare. It was given to 105 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
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I think Opal is a beautiful name! Very unique too.
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I think that this name can also be used for males as well as females. I admit, it is very rare, but it does happen.
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I usually love old fashioned names, but this one is kind of blah.
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I'd love to use this name as a creative way of honoring my mother; her birth month is October.
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For some reason, I really like this name, and think it would be a great middle name. :) I'm not sure why though.
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Opals may be beautiful, but as a name, it just sounds really ugly! The 'o' sound stressed, the ''pulll'' sound following it. It's just ugly in its short entirety. It's very old-fashioned too.
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This is my name, and I love it. My mother told me she named me this because of the gem. She said she loved that an Opal has a milky white (innocent) outside, but still has a fire (spunk) on the inside, and that's how a girl/woman should be. Stay nice and sweet, but have a fire and spunk inside.
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In the Middle Ages, opal was considered a stone that could provide great luck because it was believed to possess all the virtues of each gemstone whose color was represented in the color spectrum of the opal. However, modern superstition attributes bad luck to the stone, though some believe this is avoided if opal is the owner's birthstone (that is, the owner was born in October) or if the stone is a gift. Even under the last czar at the beginning of the 20th century, it was believed that when a Russian of any sex, of any rank, saw an opal, amongst other goods offered for sale, he or she would not buy anything more, since, in the judgement of subjects of the czar, the opal embodied the evil eye. It's possible that the stone's extreme fragility (when compared to other gemstones) has contributed to this bad reputation.
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I think this name is so cute and sweet! It has been one of my favorites since I was little. :)
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The superstition is that opals are unlucky to the wearer unless it is the wearer's birthstone.
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I like this name because it's simple and beautiful, much like the actual Opal stone, which is one of my favourite gemstones.
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I think I once heard, sorry if I am wrong, that an opal is actually meant to be unlucky? If so, and you're one of those superstitious people, perhaps this isn't the best name for your child.
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Sweet, soft, graceful name.
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Opal was the name of Opal Whitely, a woman who became very famus in the 20's for her childhood diary, which she published, but people accused her of fraud. This is a very interesting story that almost no one knows about, I would recommend it.
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Opal Koboi is a villain in the "Artemis Fowl" book series. She is a pixie genius.
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The opal is a very soft gemstone.
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The Opal represents Hope.
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