This name is actually used more often in French than in English. For instance, out of 222 results on Linkedin, 119 are from France, the most of any country (source: www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?firstName=Opaline).At the same time, various people in the Submitted Names Database have requested to add the French usage tag to this name. I reckon they are right.
― Anonymous User 9/10/2024
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Sounds like the name of some protein powder or drink and it’s worse than Opal.EDIT: ok so I just wanted to say this name is still ugly in my opinion but if there’s a French pronunciation that stretches the “Oh” To “AW” it won’t sound as bad.
Usages: French, Breton (Rare)Pronunciation: Aw-Pah-Leen (French)Meaning: From opal + a suffix "line", this can be the French form of Opal. This is also the French name of Opal an Elephant from animal crossing. This name was surely put in France due to popularity of American names. [noted -ed]https://forebears.io/x/forenames/opaline(Information from name #462352 originally submitted by user NAI.fr73)
― Anonymous User 8/16/2024
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Opaline Deveraux Wadkins (1912–2000) was an American nurse and civil rights activist. She organized the first school to train black nurses in Oklahoma City, fought for desegregation of the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma and founded the School of Nursing at Langston University. She was the first African American nurse to earn a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. She was honored in 1987 by the Oklahoma Public Health Association and inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
Just mentioning that this is also a word-name. Opaline means "opalescent". It also refers to types of glass what are opaque or white semi-opaque. Basically Opaline means "opal-like". [noted -ed]