What do you think of Ada?

[crazybutterflylady]

Due with DD2 in a month. DD1 is Tabitha. We both love Ada but I have slight reservations because its so short - not sure why that's making me think twice. Middle name possibly Grace or Poppy...

[Virgil]

Love the name Ada

[bealos]

Ada is lovely. And Ada Lovelace rocks!

Reckon it'll be quite a popular name?

[CPtart]

Awful, sorry, and too similar to the so over-used Ava's and Ella's and Eva's. Howabout Esther?

[MoonHare]

It's OK and the sentiment and meaning to you make it special but I do agree with those who've said it doesn't compare in loveliness to Tabitha. How about Ada as her middle name and something different as a first name?

[GoldPlatedNineDoors]

risotto you are the first person ever to agree with me on Veda. Dh looked at me like I was nutso when I suggested it for DDs name.

[msrisotto]

It seems so. Don't take too much comfort though, I liked Blue before Beyonce gave it as a middle name for her first spawn.

Sabrina is also cool however I grew up watching Sabrina the teenage witch! I think my friends would be very suspicious that i'd lost my marbles!

[MrsChristmasBungle]

I really like Ada. Lovely name.

[Jasbro]

Love it - it's on my shortlist too. My first DD is Ivy and people could call that an old lady name too, but I love it still and it really stands out. Go for it!

[bealos]

According to Mumsnet & Office of Natainal Statistics, Ava is the 9th most popular girls name in the UK

[GoldPlatedNineDoors]

Ooh I know a Sabrina (20yo ish) and she seems to like it.

[MardyBra]

older people might think of this ada but she rocks

[bealos]

jasbro aren't 'old lady' or 'nan' names very very trendy now though? My friend was advising me to go for a name from my mums generation (think Barbara, Sandra, Jackie) as they are sure to be less popular!

[Northernlebkuchen]

I think it's lovely and it's my tip for a name which is really going to get more popular.

Ada Mary

Ada Ruth

Ada Louise

?

You can call her Addie too which I think is very cute.

[AlexanderS]

I like it, it's a nice alternative to Ava, which is overused. I much prefer Ava Grace to Ava Poppy, it flows better.

[TheAccidentalExhibitionist]

Love the name Ada, a band called the national do an amazing song called Ada, it made me fall in love with the name.

[Viviennemary]

I'm not to keen on Ada I'm afraid. It is very grannyish and not in any way attractive. Grace is OK.

[nilbyname]

Ada could be a shortie for Adeline which IMO is a very lovely name.

[squalorvictoria]

My daughter is named Ada after the song by The National! Good call TheAccidentalExhibitionist.

REALLY hope it doesn't get popular. It's just inside the top 500 at the moment IIRC.

[Dominodonkey]

Sounds like a skanky old granny.

I think it would be really cruel when your older daughter has such a pretty name.

[sashh]

Hey, I'm usually first with the Lovelace connection.

OP love it.

[MalibuStac]

Love the name Ada much nicer than Ava which is being used everywhere just now.

[GoodKingWenSOLOslas]

Ada is a hard name IMO and reminds me of several old ladies I knew in my childhood. I don't like it. Sorry.

[Caladria]

Would you pronounce it ah - da or ay- da?
I like it but might be scared off because it makes me think lf this indescribably weird Nabokov novel called Ada or ardor, which I think is the russian pronunciation. OTOH Ada Lovelace was awesome.

[Tigerbomb]

I'm in two minds

It's not a pretty name but it is unusual now

I'm reminded of either an old granny or Ian Dury's song "Fucking Ada"