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[Opinions] Opal
by Elpeth (ElspethPearl)
10/28/2015, 8:33 AM
What do you think of Opal, and what middle or first names would you use with it?
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- Tuesday (trayc53)   +1
10/28/2015, 6:45 PM
I love it! I equate it with names like Hazel and Iris, kind of a new wave of old lady "nature" names. I've always liked the OPE sound, even in Oprah and the word soap. I'm not sure why, it just appeals to my ears.My favorite combo is Dorothy Opal.
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 11:20 PM
Dorothy Opal is lovely. :)
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- G (clouds)   +1
10/28/2015, 5:24 PM
I love Opal. It's cute and mysterious and clever and old and new. I actually don't think about combos with it much. Hmm...Opal Amelia
Opal Cecily
Opal Kaia
Opal Harriet
Opal Isabella
Opal Antonia
Opal Belle
Opal Frieda
Opal Josephine
Opal Cadence
Opal Rosamund
Opal Romilly
Opal Vivienne
Opal Xanthe
Opal MargotJuliet Opal
Freya Opal
Willow Opal
Cordelia Opal
Valerie Opal
Marina Opal
Charlotte Opal
Penelope Opal
Claudia Opal
Sophia Opal
Eugenie Opal
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 11:15 PM
Opal Antonia, Opal Vivienne and Juliet Opal are my faves here; nice. :)

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- queenv   +2
10/28/2015, 2:49 PM
It's reaallly hillbilly to me. As bad as Jethro or Fairlight.
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- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)   +1
10/28/2015, 4:02 PM
Fairlight is a hillbilly name?? Am I missing a reference?
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- queenv (guest)
10/28/2015, 5:57 PM
- mirfak   +5
10/28/2015, 2:44 PM
It seems pretty on paper, but spoken aloud I think it's ugly. And it gives me a rhinestone feeling ... like Ruby, it wants to be fine and exotic and expensive but comes across sort of mediocre and superficial. It's kind of like April that way, only it's uglier IMO.I don't mean I think it's a bad name. It's not; it's alright. I just dislike it.Opal Euphemia
Opal Jeannine zhah-NEEN
Opal Alexandra
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- Tiggs   +4
10/28/2015, 11:06 PM
Out of curiosity, have you seen a nice quality white fire opal in person? I find them lovely. They aren't diamonds or emeralds to be sure but, for me, they're a far cry from "rhinestone", "mediocre" and "superficial". YMMV, of course.Your Opal Euphemia combo is quite elegant. :)P.S. I get that you don't care for the sound/feel of the name; not arguing that with you. Just interested in how some others here seem to perceive the stone itself.

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- noel (glaucous)
10/29/2015, 4:12 PM
Opals are my favorite gemstone, but I agree with mirfak about the name.It's pretty in theory, but the sound reminds me of 'offal' when spoken aloud.
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- mirfak
10/29/2015, 11:14 AM
Yes, I have, they're extremely nice. My grandma - born in 1913 - wore a lot of nice opal jewelry. I think it was sort of early-20th-century trendy. The stone, I mean, as well as the name. It's not that I think opal is tacky. It's that the name seems that way to me. Opal is to the 1910s what Amber is to the 1980s. Almost exactly. It even has a similar clunk to the sound (in my accent these names come out Ohpull and Amburr).Now that I think about it ... I feel like all gem names are kinda tacky bling-names, and the only ones I like are Diamond (because it's abstractly symbolic of hardness/long life/protection, and also has sounds I associate with names Diana, Raymond) and Emerald (because the word sounds like all the emma names). But they're GPs.Opal Rosetta came to mind.

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- Anneza, nsi (guest)   +1
10/29/2015, 12:40 AM
I've got a white opal necklace that's been in the family since before the First World War, and yes, it is lovely. But I dislike gem names in general; can't think of one that I'd use unless you count Coralie (but not Coraline or Coral). Opal wants to be a joke or cartoon name - Olive Oyl, Opal Otter, Pearl Persimmon, that kind of thing.
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- Tiggs
10/29/2015, 10:43 AM
Ah, I see. Wish I still had my opal necklace. My grandpa was a rock hound; cut, polished and set stones himself and made it for me. It was small but really beautiful. Miscreants who burgled my house absconded with it.
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- RoxStar   +2
10/28/2015, 2:02 PM
Opal's cool. It's more grown-up than Ruby, more youthful than Pearl, more unusual than Amber, more classy than Jade, more down-to-earth than Amethyst.Opal Corinne
Opal Diane
Opal Faye
Opal Kaitlyn
Opal Marlene
Opal Renee
Opal Samantha
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 10:47 PM
Lovelies Opal Corinne and Opal Samantha both caught my eye. :)
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- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)
10/28/2015, 2:29 PM
Opal Samantha is gorgeous!
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- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)   +1
10/28/2015, 12:44 PM
I love Opal. It's so rich, creamy, and weird.Once upon a time I came up with the combo Opal Jamesina and really liked that. Still pretty good, I think.Other ideas:Opal Abigail / Abigail Opal
Emily Opal
Opal Amelia
Millicent Opal
Evelyn Opal
Vivian Opal
Opal Miranda
Miriam Opal
Opal Johanna
Genevieve OpalOpal just has so much personality! I adore it.
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 10:45 PM
Aw, Opal Jamesina is lovely. I'm quite fond of Millicent Opal and I put down Genevieve Opal, too. You are right, so much personality to play with. :)
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- vigdis (guest)   +1
10/28/2015, 12:21 PM
I hate this name. Hate it. It's old, ugly, dated and deserves to die along with Ethel.
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 10:40 PM
Hehe. I can't offer help for Ethel; I respect the name but don't love the sound or definitive old lady vibe. However, I wonder if you've seen a nice quality white fire opal in person (pics online don't quite do them justice); they are really lovely and, for me, that imagery easily overrides "old lady", just a gemstone/nature name, suitable for any age. :)
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- xPrincess27x   +3
10/28/2015, 12:17 PM
Opal is not a name I have thought much about. I don't think I really consider it a name. For a middle name it would be best to avoid ones that can also be words.Opal Rosalind
Opal Lizbeth
Opal Claire
Opal Tabitha
Opal Catherine
Opal Simone
Opal Adelia
Opal Christobel
Opal Rebeccanne
Opal Maxine
Opal Magdalene
Opal Meredith
Opal Genevieve
Opal Erika
Opal Carmel
Opal Charlotte
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 10:11 PM
Aw, Opal Maxine is extra spunky-sweet. Have never come across Rebeccane before.
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- Elspeth (ElspethPearl)   +1
10/28/2015, 2:02 PM
I've never really heard Opal used as a word. For some reason it seems very Victorian to me. I really like Opal Meredith.
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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 10:20 PM
I grew up familiar with the gemstone and always think of that, particularly white fire opal, when I see the name. For me, the name doesn't have a particularly strong time stamp.
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- Tiggs   +1
10/28/2015, 11:38 AM
I like Opal; it's sweet and charming but also spunky and a bit fiery. Haven't really played with combos much but here goes...Opal Bernadette
Opal Catrin
Opal Celestine
Opal Corisende
Opal Danica
Opal Eugenie
Opal Eseld
Opal Faline
Opal Georgiana / Georgina
Opal Henrietta
Opal Isabeau
Opal Kerensa
Opal Marianthe
Opal Meritxell
Opal Minuet
Opal Naomi
Opal Renata
Opal Sunday
Opal Thomasina
Opal Timothea
Opal Victoire
Opal Wilhelmina
Opal WinifredAlessandra Opal
Bellamy Opal
Clarice Opal - I pronounce Clarice to rhyme with "Paris"
Constance Opal
Delyth Opal

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- Ew_Chloe (New_Chloe)
10/28/2015, 2:29 PM
Remembrance Opal is all kinds of kooky Puritan-Victorian fun!
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- earthnut   +2
10/28/2015, 9:57 AM
I love Opal. The only reason I wouldn't use it is because my dad is "Opa". I know a little Opal and her big sister is Sloane, which isn't a very good pairing IMO, but I suppose they both have short spunky sounds.Opal Abhilasha
Opal Agatha
Opal Amaryllis "sparkling jewel"
Opal Aurelia
Opal Beatrix
Opal Celestia
Opal Claire
Opal Dorothea
Opal Eleni
Opal Estella
Opal Ethelyn
Opal Etiennette
Opal Euphrasia
Opal Gaiana
Opal Gloriana
Opal Gwyneira
Opal Hermione
Opal Jerusha
Opal Kalypso
Opal Regina
Opal Saffira
Opal Seraphine "firey jewel"
Opal Sophronia
Opal Thyatira
Opal Valentina
Opal Victoria

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- Tiggs
10/28/2015, 10:04 PM
I put down Verity Opal too, but where you had Opal Hermione, I had Hermione Opal. :)Your Beatrix Opal stands out to me; not always drawn to Beatrix but I like the feel of this combo.Opal Etiennette caught my eye as well; that's a new one for me. :)
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- Elspeth (ElspethPearl)
10/28/2015, 2:08 PM
I love all of these combos! They seem very sweetly vintage.
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