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

63 replies

Kraggle · 23/03/2015 20:30

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?

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DarylDixonsDarlin · 25/03/2015 00:43

Not that it ever stopped us referring to her as Darth, obviously Grin

DarylDixonsDarlin · 25/03/2015 00:42

I know a Vada, she uses the shortened version of her full name which is Lavada. (luhvayduh)

manicinsomniac · 25/03/2015 00:21

I thought of My Girl too. I would pronounce Vay-da.

I always thought Vada Sultenfuss was spelt Veda though - it seems to make more sense to me somehow.

Lovely name. Darth didn't even cross my mind till I read the replies.

Opopanax · 24/03/2015 21:17

Haha! Teach yourself Polari would be loads of fun.

Bluestocking · 24/03/2015 20:56

We should start a "teach yourself Polari" thread. Or just set up Palonesnet?

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 24/03/2015 20:48

Is that not the name of the little girl out of my girl

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 24/03/2015 20:46

Vaeder

MrsCosmopilite · 24/03/2015 14:31

Either Vay-der (because Ada is pronounced Ayder) which would make me think of the black clothes, strange facial coverings and heavy breathing of Darth OR
Var-der which then gets me on the Polari track of "Ooh! Vada the lallies on that Bona omi"

I think Veda works better if you are hoping to avoid confusion.

ScaryMaryHinge · 24/03/2015 14:22

I was thinking Polari too, I can only hear the word said in Kennith Williams' voice.

Hakluyt · 24/03/2015 14:21

I just came on to say "jolly old eek" expecting to be the only one!

OP - you really, really cannot do this. 99% of people will immediately think Darth. It would be a cruel thing to do.

Bluestocking · 24/03/2015 14:17

Ooh Mr Horne! 'Ow lovely to vada your jolly old eek.

nauticant · 24/03/2015 13:23

I'm glad I'm not the only Polari thinker Opopanax.

Opopanax · 24/03/2015 13:07

I would definitely say Vada and I would think of Round the Horne and snigger.

squoosh · 24/03/2015 13:04

I thought of the character in My Girl too. I'd never make the Darth Vader connection as I pronounce his name as vay-durr, not vay-da.

worksallhours · 24/03/2015 12:33

I would think it was pronounced VARda.

Vayda - would say VEY-da

Vaida - would say VaEDA

Veda - would say VEEda

sweetpeame · 24/03/2015 12:30

First thought was My Girl Smile. And I'd pronounce it Vay-da as in the film. In saying that a lot of people probably won't get the My Girl reference, think the film was out in the early '90's?! I wouldn't have associated it with Darth Vader but maybe it depends on your accent. I'm Irish and would pronounce the "r" differently than perhaps an English person so it would sound different to Vada.

SunnyBaudelaire · 24/03/2015 12:23

Darth Vada

nauticant · 24/03/2015 12:21

I'd pronounce it as vah-dah so rather than making me think of Darth it would make me think of Polari.

IsadoraQuagmire · 24/03/2015 12:17

Oh, I've never seen Star Wars either (but I HAVE heard of Darth Vader!) Grin

IsadoraQuagmire · 24/03/2015 12:16

I'd pronounce it Varda. Never seen My Girl, so don't get the reference.
I used to know a girl named Veda, (pronounced Veeda) though...

CaptainFabulous · 24/03/2015 09:20

I love love love LOVE Vada!

DH vetoed it, but it's very lovely.

LetThereBeCupcakes · 24/03/2015 09:16

Yep, My Girl was my first thought too. Star Wars didn't occur to me until I clicked on the thread.

I really like it actually. Though that may be because I loved the film as a child.

GobblersKnob · 24/03/2015 09:13

I have know two Vedas and never thought 'Darth'. It's a very pretty name.

florascotia · 24/03/2015 09:06

Veda (Vey-dah) is an Indian name meaning 'knowledge', and, as PP said, the name of ancient scriptures.

Vida (Vee-dah) is an east European name meaning 'life'.

Before the film, Vada seems first to have been made popular by romantic novelist Barbara Cartland as the name of one her heroines. It was possibly based on the name Valda, which was made up in the 20th cent from a German word meaning 'ruler'. If that's true, Vada would be pronounced 'Vah-dah'.

Vada is also a well-lnown Indian word meaning 'savoury fritter'....

PretzelPrincess · 24/03/2015 08:58

I'd say Vahda. It means 'big' in another language Hmm I didn't make the Star Wars connection though