Jade (given Name)

Jade is a given name derived from the ornamental stone jade, which is used in artwork and in jewellery-making. The name is derived from the Spanish ''piedra de la ijada'', which means "stone of the bowels." 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 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 and Wales. It was also among the most common names for girls in Scotland, France, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Australia, and Northern Ireland in recent years. Jada, a variant of the name, was also a popular name for girls born in the United States and Canada 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 (born 2001), Scottish actress
* Jade Anderson (born 1980), British singer
* Jade Baraldo (born 1998), Brazilian singer
* Jade Barbosa (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 (born 1979), American model
* Jade Holland Cooper (born 1986/87), British fashion designer
* Jade Edmistone (born 1982), Australian swimmer
* Jade Ewen (born 1988), British singer and actress
* Jade Goody (1981–2009), British reality star
* Jade Howard (born 1995), Zambian swimmer
* Jade Jagger (born 1971), daughter of Mick Jagger
* Jade Johnson (born 1980), English long jumper
* Jade Jones (athlete) (born 1996), English wheelchair racer
* Jade Jones (taekwondo) (born 1993), Welsh taekwondo athlete
* Jade Kwan (born 1979), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
* Jade MacRae (born 1979), Australian singer
* Jade Raymond (born 1975), Canadian video game producer and executive
* Jade Seah (born 1983), Singaporean actress and model
* Jade Thirlwall (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
* Jade Windley (born 1990), British tennis player
* Jade Snow Wong (1922–2006), Chinese-American ceramic artist and writer
* Jade Bird (born 1997), English singer-songwriter

Men

* Jade C. Bell, Canadian quadriplegic actor
* Jade Buford (born 1988), American racing driver
* Jade Dernbach (born 1986), South African-born England cricketer
* Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975), American actor
* Jade Gatt (born 1978), Australian actor
* Jade Gresham (born 1997), Australian footballer
* Jade Kindar-Martin (born 1974), American circus performer
* Jade Jones (singer) (born 1979), British singer and chef
* Jade North (born 1982), Australian football player
* Jade Puget (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), DC Comics supervillainess Jade Nguyen
* Jade, a character in the movie 2009 American comedy film '' The Hangover''
* Jade (comics), a DC Comics superheroine
* Jade (Beyond Good & Evil), main protagonist of the video game ''Beyond Good & Evil''
* Jade (Mortal Kombat), 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, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* Jade Sutherland, in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'
* Jade Albright, in the British soap opera '' Hollyoaks''
* Jade West, a main character in the American TV sitcom series '' Victorious''
* 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'' webcomic
* Jade Wilson from the '' Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' film
* Jade Vernon, from the ''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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