Ada or Iris?

[shellis]

Which do you prefer...

Iris

I prefer Iris. I love that in Greek mythology Iris was the goddess of the rainbow.

I prefer Iris.

With Ada it can depend where you're from. Here in NI it's pronounced almost like E-id-a and sounds quite harsh. The pronunciation Eh-da sounds lovely though.

Ada.

Iris. I do like the name Ada too but it has become very popular so I guess it depends if that bothers you or not. Personally I have given my DC quite popular names just because I liked the names, but I know it bothers some people.

I like both. I'd wait now until baby is here and see which one fits her best.

Iris.

I really really dislike the name Ada (with apologies to a distant relative).

They’re both v popular - Ada more so than Iris but Iris is one of those names that’s suddenly everywhere (Boris’s daughter has it for a middle I think) so actually I’d go Ada

I have just had a grand daughter called Ada!
But Iris was on my short list for my own DD.

Both very beautiful names. Iris is my favourite (and is what my last baby would have been if he were a DD) but I love Ada too. It is very popular now with the Peaky Blinders connection but that wouldn’t necessarily bother me.

I prefer Iris.

Ada sounds harsh.

Iris

Iris

Iris

Another vote for Iris. For me it has more depth and meaning to it (goddess/rainbow/flower), and I think Ada merges into other currently trendy names like Ava and Eva so it feels a bit bland.

Iris - but I am biased as I have my own Iris, she's 11

Ada. I love it!

How about Ida?

Both lovely. Iris is pronounced very differently (ee-ris) in every non-english speaking country so might be annoying to her if she ever moves somewhere else

DS would have been Ada if he'd been a girl - love it.

Iris, it's my DDs middle name (it was my gorgeous granny's name)

Iris, slightly - though both were on my list! I think they are both quite trendy and gaining popularity.

I love Iris but I'm biased as I have one

Iris

I love Iris! Beautiful. I much prefer Ida to Ada.