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First name origin & meaning:

Sanskrit: Jewel

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Polish: from opał ‘combustible material’, a derivative of opić ‘to burn or singe’ or ‘to get sunburnt’, hence a nickname for a sunburnt individual.
  2. Polish: nickname from opal ‘opal’ (the jewel).

This name appears in the following lists: Jewels, Gems, and Minerals