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Help"Ada" as a Nickname
in reply to a message by mirfak
I see your point about the differing "A" sounds at the beginning of Adelaide and Ada but, for me, the "-aide" sound of Adelaide is much more prominent, when the name is said aloud, than is the sound of the initial "A", thus leading very naturally to "Ada" as a nickname.
There is traditional precedent for nicknames coming from the ending sound(s) rather than beginning sound(s) of names; take Elizabeth with nicknames "Beth", "Bess", "Bette", "Betty", "Betsy" / "Betsey". How Margaret became "Peggy" and Sarah became Sally, I'll personally never get, but Adelaide "Ada" is no stretch for me. :)
There is traditional precedent for nicknames coming from the ending sound(s) rather than beginning sound(s) of names; take Elizabeth with nicknames "Beth", "Bess", "Bette", "Betty", "Betsy" / "Betsey". How Margaret became "Peggy" and Sarah became Sally, I'll personally never get, but Adelaide "Ada" is no stretch for me. :)
This message was edited 4/15/2015, 1:15 PM
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