Jane vs Jade - What's the difference?
jane | jade |
; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
* 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain . John Russell Smith, 1870. p.103-104:
* 1830 , Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
* 1912 (H.H.Munro), The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope :
derived from a (etyl) variant of John.
(senseid)(uncountable) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
, author=Lee A. Groat
, title=Gemstones
, volume=100, issue=2, page=128
, magazine=(American Scientist)
A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
To tire, weary or fatigue
* John Locke
(obsolete) To treat like a jade; to spurn.
(obsolete) To make ridiculous and contemptible.
* Shakespeare
As a verb jane
is .As a noun jade is
ice cream.jane
English
Alternative forms
* Jayne, JaineProper noun
(s)- In latter years some of the better and nicer sort, misliking Joan, have mollified the name of Joan into Jane', as it may seem, for that ' Jane is never found in old Records; and as some will, never before the time of King Henry the eight.
- People will please their fancies, and every lady has favourite names. I myself have several, and they are mostly short and simple. Jane', that queenly name! '''Jane''' Seymour, '''Jane''' Grey, 'the noble ' Jane de Montford;' - - -
- "What I mean is," said Mrs. Riversedge, "that when I get maids with unsuitable names I call them Jane ; they soon get used to it."
- "An excellent plan," said the aunt of Clovis coldly; "unfortunately I have got used to being called Jane myself. It happens to be my name."
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Alternative forms
* janeAnagrams
* * ----jade
English
(wikipedia jade)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), error for earlierNoun
(en-noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade .}}
Derived terms
{{der3, jade gate , jade green , jade plant , jade stalk , jadeite , pseudojade}}See also
(other terms of interest) * californite * greenstone * nephrite * yulan *Adjective
(-)Etymology 2
From (etyl), either a variant of (m)Eric Partridge, Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English (ISBN 1134942168, 2006) or merely influenced by it. .Per Thorson, ''Anglo-Norse studies: an inquiry into the Scandinavian elements in the modern English dialects'', volume 1 (1936), page 52: "Yad sb. Sc Nhb Lakel Yks Lan, also in forms ''yaad'', ''yaud'', ''yawd'', ''yoad'', ''yod(e)''.... [jad, o] 'a work-horse, a mare' etc. ON ''jalda'' 'made', Sw. dial. ''jäldä'', from Finnish ''elde'' (FT p. 319, Torp p. 156 fol.). Eng. ''jade'' is not related."''Saga Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research'', page 18: "There is thus no etymological connection between ME. ''j?de'' MnE. ''jade'' and ME. ''jald'' MnE. dial. ''yaud etc. But the two words have influenced each other mutually, both formally and semantically." See (m) for more.Synonyms
* (old horse) yaudVerb
(jad)- The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
- (Shakespeare)
- I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me.