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Help[Opinions] Re: Opal
in reply to a message by Elpeth
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
- mirfak
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
- mirfak
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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.
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.
This message was edited 10/28/2015, 11:08 PM
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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.
It's pretty in theory, but the sound reminds me of 'offal' when spoken aloud.
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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.
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.
This message was edited 10/29/2015, 11:17 AM
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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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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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