Ada, Aida or Ayda

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Which spelling would you go for?

And I've assumed they'd all be pronounced the same - if you think they wouldn't, please let me know.

I would pronounce Ada and Ayda the same, and prefer the first spelling.

Given that not every keyboard copes with accents, I'd assume that Aida was the same name as the opera, and would pronounce it the traditional way as Ay-ee-da.

I'd also assume Aida was pronounced differently, either ay-ee-da or perhaps eye-da, since 'ai' makes an 'eye' sound. I'd go with Ads if that's the sound you want.

Ada I mean!

I'd pronounce Aida as Ai-ee-da like the opera. Aida is a great character but she does end up buried alive.

Oh, and I'd assume you were into opera.

Ada is pronounced Ay-da.
Aida -I-ee-da.
Ayda- I don't know because I have never seen it before, but I would go for the same as Ada- for obvious reasons!

And I think if you use Aida and pronounce it Ada, people will assume you've never heard of a very well known opera.....

Ada. Aida is fine, but don't use ayda - you'll sound like a stereotypical white suburban american parent trying to make their little one sound 'special' by chucking unnecessary Ys into a fairly average name

Robbie Williams' wife is called Ayda and pronounces it Ida.

I like them (Aida less so as I'd just think of the opera!)

Ada- like it

Ahhh thanks. I have zero knowledge of opera and want to avoid unnecessarily 'jazzing' up a name with unique spelling so if we go this way, it'll be Ada.
It's just so short though, for some reason that bugs me.

It's Ada, wonderful name Ada Lovelace was a wonderful woman, ground breaking computing genius

I'd go with Ada, for ease.

Ada

Keep it simple

Or, if you'd like something longer there's Adelaide

Love Ada it was on my list untill I found out I was having a boy.

Definitely Ada - lovely name.

Aida is my favourite, but u too would pronounce it Ay-EE-da.

Don't like Ayda, and if I saw Ada on paper, I would maybe think it was pronounced 'Adda'.

If you like the pronunciation EYE-da, why not go for the classic Ida?

Ada was our top girl choice until I heard DH yell out "f**king Ada!!" whilst getting frustrated with his bike. It's a bit of a saying round these parts, apparently!

We went with something else after that.

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Aida is too similar to Aids. I wouldn't use it.

I like Ada, we had a children's alphabet book with a character Ada the Aligator.

I'd also said Aida differently.

Prefer Ada to Ayda.

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I would pronounce Ada and Aida the same (like the fabric with holes in - Aida).
Ayda I would say Eye-da