Jade is a given name derived from the ornamental stone jade, which is used in artwork and in

jewellery Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a wester ...

-making. The name is derived from the Spanish ''piedra de la ijada'', which means "stone of the

bowels The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans an ...

." There was a belief that when jade was placed on the stomach, it could cure colic in babies. The stone is greatly valued in Asian countries.

Confucius Confucius ( ; zh, s=, p=Kǒng Fūzǐ, "Master Kǒng"; or commonly zh, s=, p=Kǒngzǐ, labels=no; – ) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. C ...

believed it had properties encouraging purity, bravery, and honesty. Chinese emperors were buried in suits made of the stone because they believed it would make them live on forever. The name has been used for both boys and girls in the United States and currently ranks among the top 1,000 names for American girls. It ranked among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the United States throughout the mid-1990s. In the mid-1990s, Jade was among the top 25 most popular names for girls in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

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. It was also among the most common names for girls in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

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Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

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, Australia, and

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in recent years. Jada, a variant of the name, was also a popular name for girls born in the

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and

in recent years. Jayda, a spelling variant, was also a popular name in recent years in the United States. Spelling variant Jaida is also in use for American girls. Giada, an Italian variant of the name, was also well used in the United States. Jaden, also a popular name for boys and girls in the United States with multiple spelling variants, is also sometimes seen as a variant of Jade.

People with the given name

Women

Jade Alleyne Jade Alleyne (born 17 March 2001) is a British actress, known for her roles as Clem Burton in the CBBC sitcom ''4 O'Clock Club'', and Kaylee in the Disney Channel musical drama '' The Lodge''. Early and personal life Alleyne was born in 2001 i ...

(born 2001), Scottish actress * Jade Anderson (born 1980), British singer * Jade Baraldo (born 1998), Brazilian singer *

Jade Barbosa Jade Fernandes Barbosa (born July 1, 1991) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships, and represented Brazil at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Gymnastics career Barbosa was the Brazilian ...

(born 1991), Brazilian gymnast * Jade Bowler (born 2000), British YouTuber known as Unjaded Jade * Jade Brooks, Canadian author * Jade Carey (born 2000), American gymnast *

Jade Cole Jade Chantel Cole (born June 19, 1979) is an American fashion and print model and former reality television personality. She first appeared on Cycle 6 of ''America's Next Top Model''. She is the founder of Biracial Butterfly Productions, an agen ...

(born 1979), American model *

Jade Holland Cooper Jade Abigail Holland Cooper (born 1986) is a British fashion designer. Early life Her father, Oliver Cooper, is a farmer in Suffolk, and her mother, Miranda (''née'' Holland), worked in London and Paris as a designer, making clothes for Elton J ...

(born 1986/87), British fashion designer * Jade Edmistone (born 1982), Australian swimmer *

Jade Ewen Jade Louise Ewen (born 24 January 1988) is a British singer, actress and a former member of the girl group Sugababes. She began her singing career in a girl group named Trinity Stone, which signed with Sony BMG in 2005 but disbanded in 2007 wit ...

(born 1988), British singer and actress *

Jade Goody Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was an English television personality. She came to public prominence in 2002 when she appeared on the third series of the Channel 4 reality show '' Big Brother''. She went on to s ...

(1981–2009), British reality star * Jade Howard (born 1995), Zambian swimmer *

Jade Jagger Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger (born 21 October 1971) is a British-French jewellery designer, home designer, and former model. She is the daughter of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger and 1970s fashion model and human rights advocate Bianca Jag ...

(born 1971), daughter of Mick Jagger * Jade Johnson (born 1980), English long jumper *

Jade Jones (athlete) Jade Jones-Hall (born 4 January 1996), known previously as Jade Jones, is an English wheelchair racer, competing in T54 events, and a paratriathlete competing in handbike-to-wheelchair classifications. Jones competed in the 2012 Summer Paralymp ...

(born 1996), English wheelchair racer *

Jade Jones (taekwondo) Jade Louise Jones (born 21 March 1993) is a Welsh taekwondo athlete. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category, and the 2019 World champion, 2016, 2018 and 2021 European champion and 2015 European G ...

(born 1993), Welsh taekwondo athlete *

Jade Kwan Kwan Wai-Man (born 31 July 1979), better known professionally as Jade Kwan Sum-Yin (), is a Cantopop singer and philanthropist based in Hong Kong. Originally from Vancouver, she entered the music industry after winning the 1999 New Talent Singing ...

(born 1979), Hong Kong Cantopop singer *

Jade MacRae Jade Aurora Moana MacRae (born 4 June 1979) is an Australian soul singer and the daughter of professional musicians Joy Yates and Dave MacRae. MacRae is best known for her top 40 singles MacRae " So Hot Right Now" and " Superstar", both release ...

(born 1979), Australian singer *

Jade Raymond Jade Raymond (born 28 August 1975) is a Canadian video game creator, best known for helping create the '' Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch Dogs'' franchises, and for building the Ubisoft Toronto and EA Motive Studios. On 16 March 2021, Raymond a ...

(born 1975), Canadian video game producer and executive *

Jade Seah Jade Seah (, born on 6 April 1983) is a Singaporean model, host and actress, of mixed Chinese Peranakan and Eurasian parentage. Career Seah was a model before going into acting. She was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant ...

(born 1983), Singaporean actress and model *

Jade Thirlwall Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of Little Mix, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums and achi ...

(born 1992), English singer and member of British girl group Little Mix * Jade Villalon (born 1980), American singer and member of German music project

Sweetbox Sweetbox is a German based pop music project formed in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan. Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several lead singers including Kimberly Kearney, Dacia Bridges, Tina H ...

* Jade Windley (born 1990), British tennis player * Jade Snow Wong (1922–2006), Chinese-American ceramic artist and writer *

Jade Bird Jade Elizabeth Bird (born 1 October 1997) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Bird's music has been influenced by many folk and Americana artists. The media, when describing Bird's music, have drawn comparisons with pop, Americana, ...

(born 1997), English singer-songwriter

Men

Jade C. Bell Jade C. Bell is a Canadian actor who appeared in the first season of the television show '' Dark Angel'' as Sebastian, a mute quadriplegic Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is defined as the dysfunction or loss of motor and/or sensory f ...

, Canadian quadriplegic actor *

Jade Buford Jade M. Buford (born February 15, 1988) is an American professional racing driver with experience in open-wheel, sports car, and stock car racing. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for B ...

(born 1988), American racing driver * Jade Dernbach (born 1986), South African-born England cricketer *

Jade Esteban Estrada Jade Esteban Estrada (born September 17, 1975) is an American singer, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist and human rights activist. ''Out Magazine'' called him "the first gay Latin star." Biography Born to David Gonzales Estrada and Aurora ( ...

(born 1975), American actor *

Jade Gatt Jade is a mineral used as jewellery or for ornaments. It is typically green, although may be yellow or white. Jade can refer to either of two different silicate minerals: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in the amphibole group of ...

(born 1978), Australian actor *

Jade Gresham Jade Gresham (born 24 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted as pick 18 in the 2015 AFL draft. AFL career 2016 season He made his deb ...

(born 1997), Australian footballer *

Jade Kindar-Martin Jade Kindar-Martin (born February 16, 1974) 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 Vermont, USA. Following his graduation from Champ ...

(born 1974), American circus performer * Jade Jones (singer) (born 1979), British singer and chef *

Jade North Jade Bronson North (born 7 January 1982) is an Aboriginal Australian former professional footballer who played as a centre back or right back. He was a member of the Australia national association football team, Australian national team, and is ...

(born 1982), Australian football player *

Jade Puget Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesi ...

(born 1973), American musician and producer * Jade Rawlings (born 1977), Australian footballer * Jade Yorker (born 1985), American actor * Lucas Jade Zumann (born 2000), American actor

Fictional characters

Cheshire (comics) Cheshire (Jade Nguyen) is a DC Comics fictional character. She is a long-standing rival of the superhero team, the Teen Titans, and occasional love interest of Roy Harper. Publication history Cheshire first appeared in ''New Teen Titans'' Annual ...

, DC Comics supervillainess Jade Nguyen * Jade, a character in the movie 2009 American comedy film ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...

'' *

Jade (comics) Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) is a superhero in the . She first appeared in ''All-Star Squadron'' #25 in September 1983. She is the daughter of Alan Scott and Rose Canton and the twin sister of Obsidian. Jade appears in the second and third sea ...

, a DC Comics superheroine * Jade (Beyond Good & Evil), main protagonist of the video game ''Beyond Good & Evil'' *

Jade (Mortal Kombat) Jade is a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. She debuted in ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1993) as a hidden opponent and first became playable in '' Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' ( ...

, in the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * Jade/The Indigo Child, in the ''Fahrenheit'' (a.k.a. ''Indigo Prophecy'') video game * Jade (El Clon), in the Telemundo television series ''El Clon'' * Jade Chan, Jackie's niece in the animated TV series ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' *

Jade Mitchell Jade Mitchell is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Gemma Pranita. Pranita's casting was announced on 7 September 2010 and she began filming her first scenes the day before. The actress was in Russia w ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Jade Sutherland Jade Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Kate Garven. She appeared in the series from 19 June 2000 until 3 June 2004. Character development Jade is introduced into the se ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away' *

Jade Albright ''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appeared in the serial in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by executive pr ...

, in the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...

'' * Jade West, a main character in the American TV sitcom series ''

Victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. The series revolves around asp ...

'' * Jade, a character in the ''Shadow Raiders'' TV series * Jade (Kinnikuman), in the anime series ''Ultimate Muscle'' * Jade, in the manga series '' Land of the Lustrous'' and the TV series based on it * Jade Curtiss, in ''Tales of the Abyss'' * Jade, from '' The Prophecy of the Stones'' novel * Jade Fontaine, a character of the ''PvP'' webcomic * Jade Harley, from the ''

Homestuck ''Homestuck'' is an Internet fiction series created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie in the first half of the 2010s. The fourth and best-known of Hussie's four ''MS Paint Adventures'', it originally ran from April 13, 2009 to April ...

'' webcomic * Jade Wilson from the ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' film * Jade Vernon, from the Traces series, ''Traces'' series of books * Jade, a kept man in the ''King Crimson'' song ''Cadence and Cascade'' * Jade, a character from the 2017 video game ''Dragon Quest XI'' * Jade, the namesake and mascot character of a YouTube music channel () * Jade, a character in the ''Bratz'' toyline * Jade, a playable character in the video game ''Fire Emblem Engage''

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