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I stumbled upon this name when searching for character names for a story I am doing. It is beautiful, unique, and has a swank sound to it. When combined with the name 'Mia' it sounds absolutely beautiful.
It is a beautiful alternative to the name Jade, or Jada.

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Jade-Jade
Jade
Jada
Jadey
J-bear
Jay Jay

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Apparently created by C.S. Lewis for the character of the evil White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia. No origin is known, but speculation includes the French word jadis ("yore, long ago") and the Turkish word cadı ("witch").

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Jadis is the name of the Witch in CS Lewis' book "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe."