Comments for ADA:

According to "The Book of Scottish Names" by Iain Zaczek (ISBN 1 90311620 1), Ada is an ancient name of Germanic routes, stemming from 'adal' - meaning 'noble' which was introduced to Scotland by the Normans. It has been used throughout the centuries, especially during the Middle Ages.

-- Anonymous User  1/13/2005

Also an ancient Greek name. Ada was the daughter of Ekatomnos from Karia.

-- Damis  3/3/2005

Ada is the name of Nicole Kidman's character in the film Cold Mountain.

-- skywalker  7/3/2005

Ada means noble, and happiness.

-- SeaShellClub  8/11/2005

In Old Jewish it means "adornment". The name was popular in Russia in the first half of 20th century. My mother's name (she was born in 1933) is Ada.

-- Leonid Dzhepko  8/22/2005

My grandmother's name is Ada, which is a short form of Adriana. So it is not only a pet form of Adelaide.

-- Anonymous User  12/9/2005

When pronounced 'AH-duh,' the name is Hebrew in origin, meaning 'beautiful ornament.'

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2005

Ada is also a short for Alexandra. I know three Alexandras whose short usage is Ada.

-- Sayae  2/8/2006

Ada means "uselessness" in Japanese.

-- Anonymous User  2/28/2006

Ada means "island" in Turkish.

-- Anonymous User  3/16/2006

I year ago I would have said 'What an old lady name! I hate it!'. I read a book that had this name on a girl about my age, and I like it a lot now.

-- claraelizabethann  8/27/2006

Ada was one of the wives of Lemeh from Genesis: "Ada and Zila, hear my voice, wives of Lemeh, hear my words".

-- judithf  10/25/2006

I believe the similar biblical name is spelt 'Adah'. I may be mistaken though, as I'm not a great reader of the Good Book. ;)

-- Beornhild  12/6/2006

Ada Negri (February 3, 1870, Lodi, Italy - January 11, 1945, Milano) was an Italian poet.

She was born of an artisan family, and became a village school-teacher. Her first book of poems, Tempeste (1891), tells the helpless tragedy of the forsaken poor, in words of vehement beauty.

-- sweetbabe  1/24/2007

In Catalonia, we say A-da.

-- Laia05  2/22/2007

I love love LOVE this name, but I unfortunately, as the reverse to "Adam and Steve", at anti-lesbian protests and rallies they say "Adam and Eve, not Ada and Eve!", and I don't want to be perceived as anti-gay, though that's probably just me being paranoid and too politically correct.

-- TheLastMontague  4/2/2007

Ada Clare is a character in Charles Dicken's novel "Bleak House."

-- Anonymous User  4/16/2007

Ada is the name of the mute woman played by Holly Hunter in the film "The Piano".

-- littlescarlett  4/24/2007

Also used in Romania. [noted -ed]

-- Anonymous User  7/7/2007

I know of a gorgeous 5-year-old named Aderyn-Jane, and Ada is one of her nicknames. Another is Addy, which I think can be a cute pet name for Ada. :)

-- Anonymous User  7/9/2007

Actually, I used to be with a girl called so and all that applied to the name, applied to her: 100% feminine, mature, delicate and strong at once, refined. And sensual, should be added. I love the name, as it contains it all. Pity it's not as popular as it was in the beginning of the XXth century.

-- greylord  8/23/2007

One of more famous bearers of the name (at least in Poland) was Polish opera singer, Ada Sari. It was her pseudonym, but still.

-- greylord  8/23/2007

Ada Wong from the "Resident Evil" video games.

-- FMRadio  5/12/2008

It sounds quite great-gradmotherly at the moment, but who knows, maybe it will become popular again? It's actually a pretty name, and it suits children and adults alike. I like the fact that it's so short, only three letters, and still doesn't sound too minimalist. It's not one of my favorites, but I sure wouldn't talk you out of using it.

-- slight night shiver  5/14/2008

It's short for Adelina.

-- gio2475  5/26/2008

NO NO NO! Terrible name, I wouldn't enflict it upon a gerbil.

-- GoGoFanFan  8/9/2008

Ada Isaacs Menken (1835-68) was a famous American actress and poet. In some sources her name is spelled Adah.

-- Jonquil  8/31/2008

It was also used in Italy in the first years of the 20th century: it was the 9th most popular name in Rome in 1901, the 8th in 1916. Today it is hardly ever used. [noted -ed]

-- presentperfect  12/19/2008

The Italian pronunciation is AH-dah.

-- presentperfect  12/19/2008

Ada is also an Indian name, more Urdu, I think. It means 'style'.

-- aquariusveni  12/27/2008

Ada is so short, frumpy, and plain - I'd spurn Ada in favour of the beautiful name Adara!

-- Jonquil  4/16/2009

Ada is a central character in the novel Ada or Ardor. She is also a heroine in Dan Simmons' sci-fi novels Ilium and Olympos.

-- Anonymous User  6/21/2009

The German pronunciation is the same as the Polish one: AH-dah.

-- mafiosa  8/6/2009

The name of a character in Vladimir Nabokov's 'Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle' and the name of a song by The National.

-- dollrock  9/16/2009

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