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Re: Jade and Ruby - tacky or classic? (more)
Ruby has a much longer history as a given name than Jade does, and I think it sounds much more old-fashioned because of it. You can picture a Grandma Ruby pretty easily.
Jade hasn't been used as a name till a generation or two ago; before that it was used as an insult (Amber in Forever Amber was often called a jade, because she was manipulative and promiscuous and several other unpleasant traits) or sometimes for a broken-down horse, and then of course as the adjective "jaded" meaning cynical or bored.
I think Jade sometimes does make an attractive middle name, but it has a hard slickness that's not entirely pleasant. Ruby has much more of a cute, cheerful vibe to it.Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
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