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[Opinions] Yes, lots!
Searching birth records, it was pretty common around the same time as it was common in the US. The difference in population size might be why you don't see UK Opals so much.
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(My favourite one that I found during this search was Hyacinth Opal Cock, who was born in September 1928, to parents James Albert Cock and Olive Cock. Yes, I am twelve. *giggles*)
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With a ln like that, I suppose brazening it out could be the best form of defence. In South Africa there is a very distinguished classical musician, conductor, presenter of programmes on classical music radio, choir master, you name it - lovely man - and his name is Richard Cock. Which to my knowledge has never been shortened to Dick, but I'm willing to bet that this must have occurred to a few little schoolboys ...
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