Vada, how would you say it and what other spellings would be acceptable?

[Kraggle]

I'm loving the name Vada at the minute but worries people would pronounce it Vahdah instead of Vaydah.

Other spellings I've thought of are:

Vayda
Vaida
Veda

What do you think?

[flowery]

Darth.

[Bluestocking]

I take it you've never seen Star Wars?

[Iloveonionchutney]

I'd pronounce it they way you would want but would be thinking Darth too sorry

[Finola1step]

Yep, Darth. Sorry.

[FireCanal]

Don't ever dress him/her in black.

[CoffeeTwo]

Veda is nice. I know of a Veda, pronounced Vee-da, so no unfortunate dark side associations.

[SlinkyB]

Darth Vadar is what I'd be thinking.

What about Verity? Or Veronica, nn V?

[TheFillyjonk]

Vada, Vayda, Vaida...

All remind me of the bucket-head sith Lord with chronic congestion that is Darth Vadar, sorry.

[eurochick]

I'd pronounce it the way you don't like. And the way you do would make me think of Darth.

[HattyMonkey]

I would say Vayda (after I had said Darth) and I am 41 so goodness knows what a play ground full of kids would say. If you love it go with it but I think he/she (not sure of origin) may DD spend a lot if Tim going "Vada, like Darth, star wars)

[rockybalboa]

Yup, like Darth...

[Kraggle]

It's only hypothetical at the minute but I love the My Girl film and her name is spelt Vada.

Dh's first comment was Darth!

[Ineedacleaningfairy]

I would assume it rhymed with ta-dah, as in look what I just made, ta-dah! I might have to say it with has hands.

[Ineedacleaningfairy]

jaz hands.

[HattyMonkey]

Not Tim, no Tim in Star Wars... Predictive fucking text!

[InfantHercules]

Wasn't that the name of the girl in the film My Girl, with Macaulay Culkin? Unusual, quite pretty. A bit nanna ish, but isn't that all the rage? I would pronounce Vay-dah. Yy to Star Wars.

[InfantHercules]

X post re My Girl. If you like it, that's all that counts.

[HattyMonkey]

Ineed I just did jazz hands reading your post, I would feel robbed if someone introduced themselves with your version without a rabbit in a hat trick

[AuntieStella]

I was hoping you wanted the Vah-dah pronunciation. Because Vay-da is Darth.

But at least you'd have fancy dress sorted for life.

[PamBagnallsGotACollage]

My first thought was 'My Girl' with Anna Chlumsky. Didn't make me think of Darth at all.

[clairecasta]

Vaida, Veyda or Veida

[Pantsalive]

How about Vita, like Vita Sackville-West? Although I think that was short for Victoria.

Or Zita?

[Jackieharris]

I think my girl not Star Wars.

People only think Star Wars if they don't pronounce their r's properly!

The words sound very different in my accent.

[flowery]

"People only think Star Wars if they don't pronounce their r's properly!"

[Lunastarfish]

I would pronounce Vada as Varda. Veda as Vaydah.

However, Vada I think Darth too and I have never even seen star wars!

What about Phaedra? It sounds similar