Jade (given name)

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Jade
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The name jade is taken from the ornamental stone called jade
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪd/ JAYD
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameSpanish
Meaningjade, precious green stone
Other names
Related namesGiada, Jada, Jaden

Jade is a given name derived from the ornamental stone jade, which is used in artwork and in jewellery-making. The name is derived from the Spanish piedra de la ijada, which means "stone of the colic." There was a belief that when jade was placed on the stomach, it could cure colic in babies.[1] The stone is greatly valued in Asian countries. Confucius believed it had properties encouraging purity, bravery, and honesty. Chinese emperors were buried in suits made of the stone because they believed it would make them live on forever.[2]

The name has been used for both boys and girls in the United States and currently ranks among the top 1,000 names for American girls. It ranked among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the United States throughout the mid-1990s.[3] In the mid-1990s, Jade was among the top 25 most popular names for girls in England and Wales. It was also among the most common names for girls in Scotland, France, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Australia, and Northern Ireland in recent years.[3] Jada, a variant of the name, was also a popular name for girls born in the United States and Canada in recent years.[4] Jayda, a spelling variant, was also a popular name in recent years in the United States.[5] Spelling variant Jaida is also in use for American girls.[6] Giada, an Italian variant of the name, was also well used in the United States. Jaden, also a popular name for boys and girls in the United States with multiple spelling variants, is also sometimes seen as a variant of Jade.

People with the given name[]

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Fictional characters[]

  • Cheshire (comics), DC Comics supervillainess Jade Nguyen
  • Jade, a character in the movie 2009 American comedy film The Hangover
  • Jade (comics), a DC Comics superheroine
  • Jade (Beyond Good & Evil), main protagonist of the video game Beyond Good & Evil
  • Jade (Mortal Kombat), in the Mortal Kombat video game series
  • Jade/The Indigo Child, in the Fahrenheit (a.k.a. Indigo Prophecy) video game
  • Jade (El Clon), in the Telemundo television series El Clon
  • Jade Chan, Jackie's niece in the animated TV series Jackie Chan Adventures
  • Jade Mitchell, in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Jade Sutherland, in the Australian soap opera Home and Away'
  • Jade Albright, in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
  • Jade West, a main character in the American TV sitcom series Victorious
  • Jade, a character in the Shadow Raiders TV series
  • Jade (Kinnikuman), in the anime series Ultimate Muscle
  • Jade, in the manga series Land of the Lustrous and the TV series based on it
  • Jade Curtiss, in Tales of the Abyss
  • Jade, from The Prophecy of the Stones novel
  • Jade Fontaine, a character of the PvP webcomic
  • Jade Harley, from the Homestuck webcomic
  • Jade Wilson from the Teen Titans Go! To the Movies film
  • Jade Vernon, from the Traces series of books
  • Jade, a kept man in the King Crimson song Cadence and Cascade
  • Jade, the namesake and mascot character of a YouTube music channel (Lofi Girl § Character)

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jade". Behind the Name. Self-published. 8 December 2017.
  2. ^ Cotter, Holland (6 August 2004). "ART REVIEW; The Jade of China, Alive With Meaning Yet Glossily Elusive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  3. ^ a b "Popularity for the name Jade". Behind the Name. Self-published.
  4. ^ "Popularity for the name Jada". Behind the Name. Self-published.
  5. ^ "Popularity for the name Jayda". Behind the Name. Self-published.
  6. ^ "Popularity for the name Jaida". Behind the Name. Self-published.
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