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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
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.
# 525 in the US
Opal Rank in US Top 1000
# 325 on Nameberry
Opal Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Opal Popularity
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Famous People Named Opal
- Opal Kunz (born Opal Logan Giberson)American aviatrix
- Opal Irene WhiteleyAmerican nature writer and diarist
- Opal S. Trout HillAmerican pro golfer
- Opal CarewCanadian romance novelist
- Stephanie Opal WeinsteinAmerican musician; ex,wife of Pantera's Phil Anselmo
- Opal Taft "Opie" Catesmale American clarinetist, bandleader and actor
Opal in Pop Culture
- Opalescence "Opal"cat in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"
- Opal Koboivillainess in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
- Opal McHonecharacter in "Christy"
- Opal Cortlandtcharacter on American soap "All My Children"
- Opal Smithcharacter on British soap "EastEnders"
- India Opal Bulonimain character in "Because of Winn,Dixie"
- Opaltalk show host (parody of Oprah) on TV's "The Simpsons"
- "How Opal Mehta Got KissedGot Wild, and Got a Life," novel by Kaavya Viswanathan (later revealed as plagiarized)
- Opal Beifonga character in animated series "The Legend of Korra"
- "Opal Plumstead" novel by by Jacqueline Wilson and its main character
- OpalAmerican alternative rock band
- Opal Cowencharacter in the study series by Maria V. Snyder
- Opalcharacter on the cartoon "Steven Universe"
- Opalcontactless smartcard ticketing system for public transport services in the greater Sydney area of New South Wales, Australia.
- Opalcharacter in "The Raven Cycle" by Maggie Stiefvater
- Opal Gilstrapcharacter in Spike Lee's film "She's Gotta Have It"
- Opal Weisecharacter in "When Calls the Heart"
- Opal Blanchecharacter in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
- Opalan elephant villager from Animal Crossing