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Ada or Ayda?

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nicannie · 25/11/2019 13:53

What would you say is a better spelling? I would pronounce both the same, would you pronounce them differently?

Also, what's your thoughts on this name? It's one that's been in my mind for a few weeks now as potential for our baby girl due March 2020.

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Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 15:29

@nicannie OP

Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 15:29

Great choice of name and spelling OP

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nicannie · 25/11/2019 15:03

@suckingdieselfella - hear what your saying and definitely makes sense!

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SuckingDieselFella · 25/11/2019 14:59

Ada - very nice name.

Ayda - other people will pronounce it wrong her whole life. I have an unexpected y in my name and I can tell you this for a fact. Smile

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nicannie · 25/11/2019 14:55

I totally know where your coming from now you point it out like that @venusclaptrap - definitely going with Ada moving forward!

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VenusClapTrap · 25/11/2019 14:45

Ada is much better Ayda looks like it should be pronounced eye-da.

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nicannie · 25/11/2019 14:02

From your three responses then, the spelling I'd go for is Ada as I definitely am pronouncing that like Ava but with a d instead of v. Thanks for the kind comments about the name so far xx

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Thetimetravelerswife · 25/11/2019 14:02

Ada spelling

NannyR · 25/11/2019 14:00

I prefer Ada. I pronounce Ada the same as Ava, just with a d. Ayda would make me wonder whether it was pronounced slightly differently, due to the unusual spelling.

Flymetothestars · 25/11/2019 13:56

Lovely names. Like either spelling
I’d pronounce them slightly differently as above but don’t know if that’s right or now, I don’t know anyone with these lovely names

Honeybee85 · 25/11/2019 13:55

I would pronounce Ada as Aadaa and Ayda as Eeyda.

Ada is a lovely name! Very cool vintage feeling to it, as in Ava Gardner.

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