Given name

Opa

“as wise as an owl”

Opa is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “as wise as an owl.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Native American interpretation is “as wise as an owl.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.

Opa’s family of names

Opa has a related form in Opah. Opa has a related form in Oppa. Opa has a related form in Oppah.

Walk Opa’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Appears in

Similar names

If you love Opa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Native American

Olathe

“a lovely young woman”

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

Native American

Yiska

“the night has gone”

No U.S. birth series

25% boys · 75% girls

Native American

Zonta

“an honest woman”

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Native American · Modern

Sora

“resembling a chirping songbird”

45UncommonRising fast

37% boys · 63% girls

Native American

Yoki

“of the rain”

No U.S. birth series

13% boys · 87% girls

Native American

Anaba

“a woman returning from battle”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Native American

Isi

“resembling a deer”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Native American

Noshi

“a fatherly man”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Opa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Opa