🔥Opal

Sanskrit
"gem"

Opal Origin and Meaning

The name Opal is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin meaning "gem".

Opal is on the verge of a repolishing, following other jewel names like Ruby and Pearl. A Top 100 name during the first two decades of the twentieth century, the opalescent Opal has a good chance of coming back as another O-initial option.

The ancient Greeks believed that opals were formed from the tears of joy wept by Zeus when he defeated the titans, and that the opal bestowed prophetic powers; the Romans considered it a symbol of hope and good fortune. It was a favorite gem of Queen Victoria.

Opal Pelis is a character in Theodore Dreiser's seminal 1925 novel An American Tragedy.

And keeping with the O theme, Opal is the birthstone of October, making it an appropriate choice for a little girl born in that month.

# 488 in the US

Opal Rank in US Top 1000

# 367 on Nameberry

Opal Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Opal Popularity

Famous People Named Opal

  • Opal Kunz (born Opal Logan Giberson)
    American aviatrix
  • Opal Irene Whiteley
    American nature writer and diarist
  • Opal S. Trout Hill
    American pro golfer
  • Opal Carew
    Canadian romance novelist
  • Stephanie Opal Weinstein
    American musician; ex,wife of Pantera's Phil Anselmo
  • Opal Taft "Opie" Cates
    male American clarinetist, bandleader and actor

Opal in Pop Culture

  • Opalescence "Opal"
    cat in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"
  • Opal Koboi
    villainess in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
  • Opal McHone
    character in "Christy"
  • Opal Cortlandt
    character on American soap "All My Children"
  • Opal Smith
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • India Opal Buloni
    main character in "Because of Winn,Dixie"
  • Opal
    talk show host (parody of Oprah) on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed
    Got Wild, and Got a Life," novel by Kaavya Viswanathan (later revealed as plagiarized)
  • Opal Beifong
    a character in animated series "The Legend of Korra"
  • "Opal Plumstead
    " novel by by Jacqueline Wilson and its main character
  • Opal
    American alternative rock band
  • Opal Cowen
    character in the study series by Maria V. Snyder
  • Opal
    character on the cartoon "Steven Universe"
  • Opal
    contactless smartcard ticketing system for public transport services in the greater Sydney area of New South Wales, Australia.
  • Opal
    character in "The Raven Cycle" by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Opal Gilstrap
    character in Spike Lee's film "She's Gotta Have It"
  • Opal Weise
    character in "When Calls the Heart"
  • Opal Blanche
    character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
  • Opal
    an elephant villager from Animal Crossing