Jade Name Meaning & Origin
Jade
Origin of the name Jade:
Taken from the name of the hard green or white jadeite or nephrite stone. The word came to England, via the French, from the Spanish piedra de ijada (stone of the side: from the belief that it cured pains in the side).
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- Nicknames for Jade
Jady/Jadie/Jadey
Jay
Jada
J.
JJ
JD
Jader
Jaders
Jadester
Jadesta
Jadebug
Jadeos
Jadey-Baby
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In China Jade is the most precious material in the world more precious than gold. It is thought to be the ultimate in beautiful stones. Also revered by the Incas as a stone of the gods.
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