Today is the first day of May! May’s birthstone is the gorgeous green Emerald. The word “Emerald” is derived from Latin: Esmaralda/Esmaraldus, a variant of Latin Smaragdus, which originated in Greek. Its original source being the Hebrew word izmargad, meaning “emerald” or “green”. In the 1960′s the American jewelry industry changed the definition of ‘emerald’ to … Continue reading »