Jade

See also jade, jáde, jäde, and jadę

English

Etymology

From jade, taken into general use in the 1970s.

Proper noun

Jade

1. A female given name.
   • 2010 Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday, ISBN 9780385609500, page 102:

     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 —

Translations

female given name

• Afrikaans: Jade (af)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 杰德;玉翠 (cmn) (jie de; yu cui)

• French: Jade (fr)

• Italian: Giada (it)
• Japanese: ジェイド (ja)

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Finnish

Etymology

From jade (“jade”), in imitation of English usage. First recorded as a Finnish given name in the 1970s.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjɑde/
• Hyphenation: Ja‧de

Proper noun

Jade

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Jade (type nalle) singular plural nominative Jade Jadet genitive Jaden Jadejen Jadein1 partitive Jadea Jadeja accusative Jade Jaden Jadet inessive Jadessa Jadeissa elative Jadesta Jadeista illative Jadeen Jadeihin adessive Jadella Jadeilla ablative Jadelta Jadeilta allative Jadelle Jadeille essive Jadena Jadeina translative Jadeksi Jadeiksi instructive – Jadein abessive Jadetta Jadeitta comitative – Jadeineen 1) Rare.

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French

Proper noun

Jade

1. A female given name from the noun jade, popular in the 2000s.

Anagrams

• déjà

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German

Noun

Jade f

1. jade (gem)