Jade
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
A female given name from English.
proper noun
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A female given name from English.
Emily. Em-il-y, three syllables, like a knock on the door of destiny. Such an odd, old-fashioned name, compared to those Kylies and Traceys and Jades — names that reeked of Impulse and grease and stood out in gaudy neon colours —
Etymology
From the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s.
proper noun
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A surname
Forms
- plural
- Jades
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Jade · A female given name from English.
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