Jade (name)
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Jade is a given name
for both female
s and male
s, derived from the gemstone.
Jade
has been considered a precious stone for thousands of years, used in jewellery, weapons, and grave goods. Its name is derived from the Spanish phrase "piedra de ijada", which means "bowel stones". It was believed that jade could prevent gastrointestinal distress.
"Jade" was also slang for "perfect" or "beautiful", and was so used in literature up through the 19th century.
The name has been increasingly popular in France since 1990. It was the 7th most given name for girls in 2005.
As a first name:
As a middle name:
As a surname:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for both female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
s and male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
s, derived from the gemstone.
Jade
Jade
Jade is an ornamental stone.The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:...
has been considered a precious stone for thousands of years, used in jewellery, weapons, and grave goods. Its name is derived from the Spanish phrase "piedra de ijada", which means "bowel stones". It was believed that jade could prevent gastrointestinal distress.
"Jade" was also slang for "perfect" or "beautiful", and was so used in literature up through the 19th century.
The name has been increasingly popular in France since 1990. It was the 7th most given name for girls in 2005.
As a first name:
- Jade C. BellJade C. BellJade C. Bell is a Canadian actor who appeared in the first season of the television show Dark Angel as the genius Sebastian, a mute quadriplegic who communicates via a machine which verbalizes his thoughts. Bell is quadriplegic in real life as conveyed by his official website below.-External...
, Canadian actor - Jade O'Neill Cox,
- Jade DernbachJade DernbachJade Winston Dernbach is a cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club and England. He made his first-class debut in 2003 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2004 and 2009....
, South African cricket player - Jade EdmistoneJade EdmistoneJade Edmistone is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who is the former world-record holder in the 50 m breaststroke at both short and long course formats of the event. She is coached by Stephan Widmar at the Commercial Swim Club in Brisbane...
, Australian swimmer - Jade Esteban EstradaJade Esteban EstradaJade Esteban Estrada is a successful Latin pop singer, comedian, choreographer, actor, political commentator, and human rights activist...
, American actor - Jade EwenJade EwenJade Almarie Louise Ewen is an English singer, songwriter, actress and member of the Sugababes. Ewen began her singing career in a girl group named Trinity Stone signed to Sony BMG in 2005, but they disbanded in 2007 with no album released...
, British singer and actress - Jade GattJade GattJade Gatt is an Australian actor who appeared in TV commercials, films and TV shows, and has hosted many Australian TV specials....
, actor - Jade GoodyJade GoodyJade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from...
, a former Big BrotherBig Brother (UK)Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
housemate - Jade Hsu, American pornographic actress
- Jade JaggerJade JaggerJade Sheena Jezebel Jagger is an English jewelry designer, socialite and former model.-Early life:Jagger was born in Paris, France. She is the only child of Bianca , a Nicaraguan-born actress and philanthropist, and Mick Jagger, an English musician and actor...
, daughter of Mick Jagger - Jade JohnsonJade JohnsonJade Linsey Johnson is an English athlete, specialising in long jump.She is allergic to sand.Johnson came second in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Later she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships...
, English athlete - Jade JonesJade JonesJade Jones is an English R&B singer turned chef. He is most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Damage....
, British singer - Jade Kindar-MartinJade Kindar-MartinJade Kindar-Martin is a highwire walker and circus performer.Kindar-Martin started performing on the wire at the age of 14 with Circus Smirkus, a youth circus based in rural Vermont...
, American circus performer - Jade KwanJade Kwan- About Jade :Kwan entered the New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 1999 with the song "Face" and was awarded first runner-up. As such, she represented Vancouver in the New Talent Singing Awards Canada Finals 1999 and won...
, Chinese singer - Jade Shiels, Irish model
- Jade Marcela, American actress
- Jade MacRaeJade MacRaeJade MacRae is an Australian R&B/Soul singer and the daughter of two professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top 50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004...
, Australian singer - Jade NorthJade NorthJade Bronson North is an Indigenous Australian association football player. He played as a centre back or full back for the FC Tokyo in the J. League Division 2...
, Australian football (soccer) player - Jade PugetJade PugetJade Errol Puget is the guitarist for the alternative rock band AFI , and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the electronic duo Blaqk Audio. Puget is vegetarian and straight edge....
, musician - Jade RaymondJade RaymondJade Raymond is a French Canadian video game executive currently working as the Managing Director of Ubisoft Toronto.- Biography :...
, TV personality, video game producer - Jade RawlingsJade RawlingsJade Rawlings was the caretaker coach of the Richmond Tigers Football Club, and is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL with the Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and the North Melbourne Football Clubs....
, Australian rules footballer - Jade SharifJade SharifJade Kathleen Sharif is a young actress who played Rebecca Miller in EastEnders from 2005 to 2007.In February 2007 Sharif left EastEnders alongside Natalie Cassidy and James Alexandrou...
, actress - Jade SeahJade SeahJade Seah is a Singaporean model, host and actress. Jade was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant, who signed a contract with MediaCorp soon after the pageant. A graduate of Singapore Management University, Jade is now the new face of Nivea Visage...
, Singaporean actress - Jade VillalonJade VillalonJade Valerie Villalon , also known by her project and stage name Jade Valerie, is an American and European pop singer, songwriter, and actress...
, singer of Sweetbox - Jade Snow WongJade Snow WongJade Snow Wong was an American ceramic artist and author of two autobiographical volumes.- Biography :Wong was born in San Francisco and brought her family that maintained traditional Chinese customs...
, American ceramicist - Jade Greenbrooke Best selling author
- Jade De Los Santos Llanitaa
As a middle name:
- Hailie Jade Mathers
- Simmone Jade MackinnonSimmone Jade MackinnonSimone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.-Early life:Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales...
, Australian actress - Amy Jade Winehouse
As a surname:
- Claude JadeClaude JadeClaude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade , was a French actress, known for starring as Christine in François Truffaut's three films Stolen Kisses , Bed and Board and Love on the Run . Jade acted in theatre, film and television...
, French actress - Layla Jade, actress
- Samantha JadeSamantha JadeSamantha Gibbs, commonly known as Samantha Jade, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter, former child model, and budding actress from Perth, Western Australia. She has written songs for artists such as Ashley Tisdale and JoJo. Jade released two singles under Jive Records but a scheduled album...
, Australian singer - Ms. JadeMs. JadeMs. Jade is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 2002 she released her only album to date, Girl Interrupted, which featured the singles "Big Head", "Feel The Girl" and "Ching Ching"....
, American rapper