baby name

[ayupjade]

I really love the name Aida but i've always pronounced it in my head like (ay-da) and it's a name that's stuck with me for years, any thoughts on saying this name like that or the name in general? i know some people pronounce that spelling as (ayee-da)

I would say ayeeda, like in the opera. Aida pronounced ayda is the cross-stitch fabric to me.

If you want it pronounced ay-da, just call her Ada?

I would also pronounce it ay-ee-da like the opera, unless I knew you wanted it to be pronounced like Ada.

Why not just use Ada ? Beautiful classic pronounced the way you want

Ay da

If you want the pronunciation 'ay-da' then I suggest you spell it Ada

Aïda (even if the diacritic is skipped) would normally be 'ay-ee-da'

Yeah i've only ever seen it as Aida written down on a game and i read it as (ay-da) so it has just stuck with me! but i do like Ada, i think that would be the best way otherwise i'll have to explain the pronunciation everytime lol

Ada is awful. Aïda is pretty.

I'm more fond of Aida for sure..

Both are lovely names but Ada won't have the spelling / pronunciation issues.

@pearlfish that is true, maybe a nice nickname or double barrel name to make it longer?

Ada is lovely and won’t have any pronunciation or spelling issues.

Don’t hyphen! Separate names.

I'd say Aida 'I-ee-da'. Like the opera. It is lovely that way...really 'pretty' sound as you say it, and such a classical name.

Ada...on the other hand...just sounds old to me, and quite ugly, in the same way that names like Thelma or Phyllis sound. Old fashioned without being classical. Sorry 😐

Ada is an awful name, one of these old-fashioned-for-a-reason name so beloved of MNers, like Olive and Joan.

Agree with everyone else

Aida is pronounces "I - eee - da" like the opera.
If you want "Ay-da" you have to spell it Ada.

To me, Ada is a real 'old woman' name, but then, these are the names that have becaome really popular in the last 5 years or so, so might fit in.

I like both names but prefer Ada.

Aida - a yee da, like the opera.
Ada. - ai da.

Go with Ada.

Robbie Williams wife is called Ayda But pronounced "Eye-da"

I love Ada. I'd pronounce Aida like Eye-da from seeing it written down

Aida = Ah ee da

Ada = Ah da

You could also spell Aïda like this to make the pronunciation clear.

Ada