This birthstone tradition became firmly established in Germany around 1560, where it was common to gift a stone upon a ...

Today, in addition to wearing them on necklaces and rings, they have become a source of inspiration for nail art, fusing ...

Just as many-faceted as the birthstones themselves, though, are the origins of their names. A great many of them came into English in the early 1200s to 1300s and share a similar lineage: loaned ...