Opaline
Opaline is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Like the opal gem.
What Opaline means
Like the opal gem.
Opaline sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Opaline comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Opaline is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Opaline?
You will not find Opaline in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Opaline
Opaline spans Gem and Color, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Opaline
These share Opaline's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Opal — Precious jewel; gem.
- Neel — Blue; sapphire.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Amber — Golden fossilized resin.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Sapphire — The blue gemstone.
- Onyx — The deep-black gemstone.
- Garnet — The deep-red gem.
- Garnett — The deep-red garnet gem.