Ada? (Girl name)

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I am Polish and we are looking for a name which could be used in both countries. Could you tell me how does Ada sound to your native speaker ears? :)

My great aunt was known as Ada but that was not her real name.i am in my seventies now so t must be very old fashioned.

I'd say it's Ay-da. I like it. Makes me think of Fascinating Aida though.

I like it a lot. Its one of those lovely vintage names. I would imagine there will be a few more Adas about now named after peaky Blinders's Ada Shelby.

I think it's a great name, and good connotations of Ada Lovelace. I would pronounce it ay-duh with the ay as in aid.

I'd pronounce this Ay-da - gorgeous name.

Knew an Ada-Jane (in her 80's). Very pretty name.

Lovely name that seems to be making a comeback.

My grandmother's name. She hated it as her sisters were all called after flowers and she felt short changed!

Ay- duh

Long A as in Alien
Duh as in the start of the word 'done'

I love the name; we have a niece called Ada.

Ada, Aida, and Ida. All very sweet.

Love it. Pretty, easy to spell, fairly poular but not annoyingly so.
Ada Monroe in Cold Mountain (Nicole Kidman) springs to mind.

It was my Grandma's name pronounced A- da, she absolutely hated the name and for that reason I could never use it but would like to have remembered my Grandma but she didn't have a middle name

Very nice if quite trendy/popular name here in the UK - where it's pretty much always pronounced "Ay - dah". Ada Lovelace is a very cool namesake for a little girl.

Love it, and also Ava. Old-fashioned names that are classy and elegant. And they work on all ages!

to me Ada sounds a bit of a drudge's name.

Just be aware that in the UK you’ll get Adder rather than Aaah-Da from most people , which I find really ugly-sounding. Otherwise it’s a good fit for both cultures imo.

the common UK pronunciation is ay-da

Sorry - my comment above should’ve been prefaced with “If you opt for the European pronunciation”. You may want Aaaaah-Duh but get Adder.

Ayda. Don't like it.

I think it's an incredibly frumpy sounding name. So many much nicer names to choose!

A love it from Peaky Blinders😂😍

It's a traditional British name but 'on trend' at the minute so it would fit in with other names in her peer group. It's pronounced Ay-da but people would adapt the pronunciation if you wanted it to sound more true to the Polish pronunciation.

Objectively a nice sounding name, but all I can think of is the gossipy lady who ran the kiosk in the Young Doctors.

Lovely x