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Ada

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mortifiedmama · 17/12/2018 18:30

Yay or nay. Can't be Ava.

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Pinklily1 · 17/12/2018 18:53

Definite yay!

fernandoanddenise · 17/12/2018 18:54

Love it!

DonderandBlitzen · 17/12/2018 18:57

I prefer Ida

AdaColeman · 17/12/2018 18:58

Yay to amazing Ada!

Joinourclub · 17/12/2018 18:59

Lovely

villainousbroodmare · 17/12/2018 19:01

Gorgeous; I know only one and she is lovely.

3out · 17/12/2018 19:03

I know two. One pronounces it aida and the other ‘adda’ (thinks her name has been shortened from Adaline). I like both.

YouBoggleMyMind · 17/12/2018 19:03

Makes me think of a character from Peaky Blinders. Sorry, it's a no from me.

FestiveNut · 17/12/2018 19:04

Nearly used it. Didn't because it sounds like 'aid her', meaning help her, in accents that drop the h. Also, she didn't look like an Ada.

Peachbubble · 17/12/2018 19:30

Like it

Lobsterquadrille2 · 17/12/2018 19:32

Love it!! Ada Lovelace was possibly the first (known) female feminist.

coragreta · 17/12/2018 19:33

The only one I know pronounces it adda likes the snake.

FairfaxAikman · 17/12/2018 19:50

It was on my shortlist had DS been a girl. DH is a computer programmer so it was a nod to that as well as the fact she was an Awesome Woman.

bridgetreilly · 17/12/2018 20:12

It's lovely.

DramaAlpaca · 17/12/2018 22:46

It's OK.

Sophronia · 17/12/2018 22:55

I like it

Picknickers · 17/12/2018 23:15

Yes!

Justlikedevon · 17/12/2018 23:16

I'm quite middle aged. I hear 'Ada' and I think floral house coat and hair net.

HappyGoLuckyGo · 17/12/2018 23:24

Yay! (Not nay Wink )

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 17/12/2018 23:29

Yay. I love it.

SilentShadows · 17/12/2018 23:30

I love it. I've always said if I had a daughter I'd call her Ada.

MadameDuBarry · 17/12/2018 23:31

It’s great. Much better than Ava. Ida also good.

ViserionTheDragon · 17/12/2018 23:33

Love it!

JassyRadlett · 17/12/2018 23:35

Gorgeous.

ThanksItHasPockets · 18/12/2018 00:26

I like it a lot, although it could blend in with all of the millions of Avas. I also like Aïda.