Jade’s Notebook: Personalized Journal for Jade
Jade's Notebook puts her name front and center, written in flowing script across a soft watercolor apple blossom design.
- 160 lined pages
- 6" x 9" paperback
- Watercolor apple blossom cover with "Jade's Notebook" on the front
- Printed and shipped by Amazon
Jade: meaning and origin
Jade comes from the precious stone, Behind the Name says, and the word comes from the Spanish piedra de ijada, “stone of the flank”, from an old belief that jade cured kidney pain. It came into use as a given name in the 1970s, and was unisex at first but is now mostly feminine.
Nicknames and variants
Behind the Name lists Jada, Jaida, Jayda and Jayde as English variants, and Wikipedia adds Giada, the Italian form. Wikipedia says Jada and Jayda have both been popular with American parents in recent years. Jade itself is short enough that it rarely needs a nickname.
Famous people named Jade
Gymnast Jade Carey won the floor exercise gold at the 2020 Olympics, and at the 2024 Games she won bronze on vault as a member of the US “Golden Girls” team. Wikipedia says she also competed for the Oregon State Beavers in college, winning seven Pac-12 titles.
Is Jade a popular name?
Jade is a modern classic. US Social Security data has it at 154th in the 1990s, 110th in the 2000s, when more than 30,200 American girls were named Jade, and 121st in the 2010s. Wikipedia says it was the most popular name for newborn girls in France in 2022.
Jade trivia
Jade isn’t one mineral but two. Wikipedia says the word covers nephrite, a silicate of calcium and magnesium, and jadeite, a silicate of sodium and aluminum. Nephrite was carved in China from Neolithic times, and jade was prized by Mesoamerican cultures such as the Olmecs and the Maya.
Gift ideas that suit a Jade
- For a gymnast. A training log, in honor of Jade Carey.
- For a rock collector. A field notebook for a girl named after a gemstone.
- For a green lover. A notebook for a name that means a green stone.
- For Lunar New Year. A notebook for a stone treasured in China.
How Jade can use it
Any Jade, of any age. The 6" x 9" size is roomy enough for proper writing and small enough for a handbag or school bag. With 160 plain lined pages there’s no fixed layout, so it can be a diary, a gratitude journal, a study notebook, a recipe book or a home for to-do lists. Notebooks tend to multiply in drawers, but one with her name on the front is instantly hers.
The little things that make it hers
There’s something about seeing your own name in print. It makes a notebook feel like it belongs to you, which is a good reason to fill it. It also means Jade can pick hers out of a pile in a second, at school, at work or on the kitchen counter.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Jade’s Notebook? About the size of a trade paperback book: 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm), 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? It’s sold on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon prints and ships each copy and handles delivery and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes, the same apple blossom design comes in hundreds of girls’ names. Start at all name notebooks or our personalized name notebooks guide.
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