Jade
[ʤeɪd]Meaning
from the Spanish ijada, "flank", after the stone's reputed cure for renal colic
Background Story
Jade comes from the name of the precious stone, which derives from Spanish (piedra de) ijada, "(stone of the) flank", from the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name it came into general use during the 1970s, initially unisex and now mostly feminine. It is also used in Italian.
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