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Jedda-Indigenous Australian meaning 'Pretty Girl'
Jeddah - Saudi Arabian meaning 'Ancestor of Women'
Also thought to mean 'Jet Back Gem Stone'

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Jeddah - A city in Saudi Arabia where the tomb of Eve was believed to have been.

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"Jedda" - Was the first Australian feature film to open in color in 1955. This film was also one of the first to star Aboriginal actors.
There is is a cliff in Katherine Gorge in the in the Northern Territory, Australia called 'Jedda's Leap' where part of the film was shot.