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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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SamanthaAndSamaris · 24/03/2015 08:53

I would pronounce it Vah-da

I would probably pronounce Vaida or Vayda to rhyme with spider.

If I wanted Darth Vader, I would probably spell it Veda (still ambiguous though as could be Veeda) or Veida.

flowery · 24/03/2015 08:42

In the playground at school kids won't think of My Girl or bread, they'll be doing heavy breathing and saying "I am your father".

KatieKaye · 23/03/2015 23:11

I'd say Vah Dah too.
Vaida looks like Maida Vale gone wrong, unfortunately
Vada reminds me of a serial in Mandy which I think was about a girl called Valda who was immortal or something like that!

Shedding · 23/03/2015 22:26

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Littlemissjt · 23/03/2015 22:23

My girl was my first thought.

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 23/03/2015 22:20

Vada Saltenfuss was my first thought. Don't think many kids will get the reference though and they definitely will get the darth one. Best not.

ThreeQuartersEmpty · 23/03/2015 22:19

This is Veda. It's bread. Yummy toasted with real butter.

Vada, how would you say it and what other spellings would be acceptable?
Gillian1980 · 23/03/2015 22:17

First thing I thought of was My Girl.

Tubbytimmy · 23/03/2015 21:54

I love it.

Qwebec · 23/03/2015 21:51

I don't think of Star Wars, I think of the indian scriptures. I'd write it Veda.

plannedshock · 23/03/2015 21:17

Yep vay-da as in my girl.

88blueshoes · 23/03/2015 21:17

I'd pronounce it Vada, like RADA. I don't really like it whether it's pronounced that way or the Darth Vader way though, sorry Sad

makesomenoise · 23/03/2015 21:09

I'd pronounce it Vay-da. Like in My Girl. Wow thats a flashback to teenage years!

Lunastarfish · 23/03/2015 21:01

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

flowery · 23/03/2015 20:53

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

HmmConfused

Jackieharris · 23/03/2015 20:47

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.

Pantsalive · 23/03/2015 20:44

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

Or Zita?

clairecasta · 23/03/2015 20:43

Vaida, Veyda or Veida

PamBagnallsGotACollage · 23/03/2015 20:42

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

AuntieStella · 23/03/2015 20:38

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.

HattyMonkey · 23/03/2015 20:38

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 Grin

InfantHercules · 23/03/2015 20:38

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

InfantHercules · 23/03/2015 20:37

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.

HattyMonkey · 23/03/2015 20:36

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

Ineedacleaningfairy · 23/03/2015 20:35

jaz hands.

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