Peridot is the gem of the month of August, a vibrant green mineral, said to be good for helping people put the past behind them, and an interesting, undiscovered jewel name. It was regarded in ancient times as the symbol of the sun.

When Jade first took off as a given name back in the 1970's, it was in fact considered unisex. It ranked in the US Top 1000 first for boys, then for girls, 7 years later. By the 80's however, Jade was more familiar as a girls' name and by the 2000's, it was gone from the charts for boys.

A Latin name with a lot of tango flair.

A cross-cultural and unisex choice, Gohar derives from the Persian word for a gemstone or jewel, adding a sparkling quality to the name. Given predominantly to girls in Armenia and Iran, and to boys in Pakistan, the name notably appeared in the Armenian Top 50 in a recent year.