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Help[Opinions] Re: Jade
in reply to a message by Lily8
1. I love it. It was my top name for a long time, but I'm using Sage for my first girl. It's my husband's favorite name, and it's an honoring name since it's what my Dad wanted to name me. I can't have a sibset with both Jade and Sage.
2. No. I've never known any Jades.
3. I don't think so. The only think I was unsure about was the 15th century slang for a "lady of the night"...
4. No.
5. No. All alternates are ridiculous and make any name trashy, imo.
6. I don't love it as a mn, I wouldn't call it filler. It's not common. Marie, Grace, Elizabeth would be filler, but not Jade.
7. I don't care much for Estella, but the combo is ok.
8. Probably Estella Jade. I really dislike Brooke, which is very dated imo. I don't care for the mn True. Verity would be better.
I'll share my history with the name Jade. I began liking the name when I was probably 12, and I read the Emily of New Moon books by L.M. Montgomery. Emily was nicknamed "Jade" by her schoolteacher. I loved it for a long time, but was concerned about the "lady of the night" connection. I heard the name Giada and loved it. I thought that it sounded like Jade only softer and more feminine. Then I researched it and found that Giada is the Italian form of Jade. How perfect! I could use my favorite name in a form that honors my Italian heritage. Except now, Giada de Laurentis is too famous, and I can't use Giada. My combos were Giada Elena or Jade Elena. Our last name begins with an M, and I wanted the initials GEM/JEM. But, I'm not using it at all now, due to the reason in #1.
2. No. I've never known any Jades.
3. I don't think so. The only think I was unsure about was the 15th century slang for a "lady of the night"...
4. No.
5. No. All alternates are ridiculous and make any name trashy, imo.
6. I don't love it as a mn, I wouldn't call it filler. It's not common. Marie, Grace, Elizabeth would be filler, but not Jade.
7. I don't care much for Estella, but the combo is ok.
8. Probably Estella Jade. I really dislike Brooke, which is very dated imo. I don't care for the mn True. Verity would be better.
I'll share my history with the name Jade. I began liking the name when I was probably 12, and I read the Emily of New Moon books by L.M. Montgomery. Emily was nicknamed "Jade" by her schoolteacher. I loved it for a long time, but was concerned about the "lady of the night" connection. I heard the name Giada and loved it. I thought that it sounded like Jade only softer and more feminine. Then I researched it and found that Giada is the Italian form of Jade. How perfect! I could use my favorite name in a form that honors my Italian heritage. Except now, Giada de Laurentis is too famous, and I can't use Giada. My combos were Giada Elena or Jade Elena. Our last name begins with an M, and I wanted the initials GEM/JEM. But, I'm not using it at all now, due to the reason in #1.
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