Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare, Archaic) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 2/7/2009 by emmiix3 Edited 5/29/2015 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History From the opaque blue-green mineral whose name is derived from French pierre turquois "Turkish stone".In the English-speaking world, it was occasionally used from the late 19th century onwards.