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Ada or Aida (or even Ayda)

28 replies

Baz13 · 22/02/2016 16:39

One of the girls name on our list is Ada. I have and Ada on my family tree and DH has an Aida on his. Which do you prefer?

My DH thought they were pronounced the same but I pronounce them differently, Ada- a-duh and Aida -eye-ee-duh.

However when I have spoken to friends and family about this name, they all assumed Ada was adda like the snake as they were pronouncing the A phonetically like A for Apple, and thought it needed an i for the name to be pronounced Ay-duh, like HaiL PaiL SNaiL... I think Ayda looks a little bit made up.

I think we prefer the name pronounced Ay-duh not adda. Would we forever be saying like Ava but with a D?
Which spelling would you choose of the 3.

I hope I have explained this well :)

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oldlaundbooth · 22/02/2016 16:46

Ada's best.

mydogeatsnutstoo · 22/02/2016 16:45

Ada and I would pronounce it Ayda. I like it, was on our list if ds 2 was a girl.

Aida, while I can see the appeal, is maybe a bit pretentious sounding and I would worry about the child possibly being tone deaf and having to carry off an operatic name but maybe that is just me!

madmotherof2 · 22/02/2016 16:42

I prefer Ada