Ada

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Yay or nay. Can't be Ava.

Love it!!! Thomas Rhett’s daughters name is Ada James, defiantly one for my book! 😉

We considered this. Ended up going with Esther, which I think has a similar feel, so just putting it out there.

Don't like it, I'm old enough to remember lots of old ladies with leg bandages called Ada. I'm like a pp, I prefer Aida. Much more classy.

Too old fashioned and not in a good way.

i have a friend AIDA, people mispronounced that so she switched to IDA. i'm not even sure how i would pronounce ADA...add-ah

Yay!

I was going to ask about the pronunciation too! Would you say Ah-da or Ay-da?

Ayda, I would have thought. Not ahda. Also, youtube 'fascinating Ada'

I'd pronounce it Ay-da. I'm of the generation where it's not granny chic yet. Reminds me of Les Dawson...

Definitely no

It's be pronounced Ayda, we're up North and I've only ever heard it pronounced like that. I work with older people so hear it with reasonable frequency!

It's be after Ada Lovelace!

I thought along the Ada Lovelace lines but she died from cancer at 36 so I was too superstitious to name my daughter after her. She also ended up in masses of debt. It might not bother more pragmatic people though.

Love it! Sadly couldn't use it due to rhyme surname!

It’s Fascinating Aïda.

‘Fucking Ada’ is a dialect expression in parts of Yorkshire, immortalised in the History Boys. It wouldn’t put me off!

Like it but makes me think of Ayda Shelby

Or, 'bleedin' Ada!'

It's ok but it makes me think of the cross stitch fabric.

No! It's dreadful. In the same boat as Ethel, Edith, Ivy, Enid, Ida type thing.

@GreatDuckCookery we clearly have very very different tastes in names! All those are on my list!

What names do you like?

I love Harriet, Eleanor, Alice, Isabella, Cecily, Lucy, Felicity, Elisabeth type thing.
Old but good

Felicity and Eleanor are also on our list.

Lovely 😊

It’s very popular, you might see that as good or bad. Always makes me think of Lovelace.

TimeWoundsAllHeals is it? I've not meant one under 80 yet!

There’s at least 2 at the library singing group I go to.