[Opinions] Oakley, Olive, Opal
Which one, and why?
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Opal. I genuinely just think this is a cute name, and would consider as a middle name if my spouse would ever agree to it.
Oakley is actually a name I’ve been considering recently —I think it’s cute. It’s so funny, I haven’t been a regular on the site in a few years now but I come back and there’s a post about a name I've been thinking about.
I don’t totally dislike the other two - Opal, though its not a name I’d describe as “beautiful,” has a quirky appeal (I feel the same about Phoebe) and Olive is cute but I can’t get past the food and see it as a name.
I don’t totally dislike the other two - Opal, though its not a name I’d describe as “beautiful,” has a quirky appeal (I feel the same about Phoebe) and Olive is cute but I can’t get past the food and see it as a name.
Oakley - Surnames with place name connections aren't my taste, but I do like how it conveys picture of a clearing protected by mighty, ancient oak trees.
Opal - ugly, awkward sound
Olive - small pickled things that are eaten on top of hors d'oeuvres.
Grudgingly, I would choose Oakley. Even though it isn't my style, oak trees are very evocative of positive traits to me. At least the Annie Oakley association isn't negative even if it isn't a connection I would typically choose.
Opal - ugly, awkward sound
Olive - small pickled things that are eaten on top of hors d'oeuvres.
Grudgingly, I would choose Oakley. Even though it isn't my style, oak trees are very evocative of positive traits to me. At least the Annie Oakley association isn't negative even if it isn't a connection I would typically choose.
Opal. It’s one of my faves.
Olive. It's pretty and it's a tree and it has good symbolism. Fruit, schmuit.
Opal is hideous to me ... sounds like it could be respelled Ople. Ople and Mable and Orval. Ugly fusty name.
Oakley's brothers and sisters: Hurley, Reef, Rusty, Stussy, and Dakine. haha
Opal is hideous to me ... sounds like it could be respelled Ople. Ople and Mable and Orval. Ugly fusty name.
Oakley's brothers and sisters: Hurley, Reef, Rusty, Stussy, and Dakine. haha
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Opal. I actually do like it some. Oakley sounds like a big goofy dog, and Olive is supposed to be pitted.
Olive. I love Opal in theory but think it sounds too frumpy and old lady-ish to be used on a real child. I hate Oakley for both genders. Olive has always been a name I liked, a lot of people dislike the food connection but I don't mind it. It brings to mind olive trees, which symbolize peace and friendship.
Olive, primarily for the nn Liv.
Oakley is a dog name to me and I just don't like the sound of Opal.
Oakley is a dog name to me and I just don't like the sound of Opal.
The sound I actually like best is Oakley. I might actually pick Oakley. Oaks are fricken cool and a major symbolism of the town I live in. Ley is a field. Oak field? Yes I want my daughter called that.
Opal sounds like a low-lying root I would trip over. Hard to pay attention to. Olive is just a dumb name. I know a REALLY cute toddler named Olive and her name sucks.
Opal sounds like a low-lying root I would trip over. Hard to pay attention to. Olive is just a dumb name. I know a REALLY cute toddler named Olive and her name sucks.
The name I will choose here will be my most disliked chosen name. It's Opal. I hate it. But I hate Oakley and Olive more. It's hard to say why I hate Opal less intensely than the other two. I guess because it doesn't make me think of a tree or an olive. Opals themselves are pretty. Two of my sisters have the opal as a birthstone so I've had occasion to see them. So I guess that's why I hate it less, though to me it's still ugly and waaay too country. (But I think my birthstone, the ruby, is even prettier and I love the name Ruby.)