Girls name.....Ada or Fia?

[BabyTalbot1]

Which do you prefer?

Ada or Fia?

Middle name will be Louise 😊

I know a Fia, short for Sofia. Lovely name.

I much prefer Fia too, it's gorgeous.

Ada seems really popular at the moment and I really dislike it 😳 Not sure why. If you love it go for it though.

Please don't use Fia. People will hear Fear, and many, including most children won't have the good manners or restraint to stop themselves saying "Fear? Why are you called Fear?"

This is also where we got the name from, now have a 3 Yr old Ada.

Ada has become popular recently, we double barreled it into Ada-Rose but she goes by Ada mostly unless she is in trouble. I still love it

Love fiadh. Very popular in Ireland at the moment

Rionach
Clíodhna

All well known at home in Ireland.

The f one sounds like flee. Lots of Ada's now after peaky blinders. Much prefer Louisa

I'd spell it properly op.

Fia is terrible. She will get called Fiat. Ada just makes me think of Ada Doom from Cold Comfort Farm.
How about Ida?

Louise is lovely
Fae Louise
Fiadh Louise
Adele Louisa
Finella Louise
Aoife Louise

Fia is ugly in spanish, although slightly different spelling....

I would go with Ada

If you want Fiadh go with that spelling. People will get their heads around it. Most people in the U.K. have got their heads around Siobhan and Niamh haven't they?

If I saw FIa on its own I would probably guess that it was a shortening for Sofia as I have known a couple of Sofia Fias.

@HennyPenny123 I don't that's a cause for concern. Fea really doesn't sound much like Fia. The vowels in fea are clearly enunciated fey-ah.

Ads just makes me think of the Les Dawson character, showing my age.

My first thought was Fia-t Punto.

I love the name Fiadh (spelt like this) but I agree with others that in an English accent it sounds like fear or Thea. When I lived in England we were considering Finn for a boy, but my English SIL said it sounded like 'thin' (east London accent). We decided against it.

This.

Ada Louise is lovely.

Don't understand why someone thinks they will get called 'Fiat' is that because the poster would call them that? Fiat is now Seat, I think, how many kids her age will even have heard of Fiat.
Same for Fear, when we start talking we don't really know what words and names are, we hear and repeat. I can't see her young nursery and year 1 friends asking why she's called Fear.
I'd go with the Irish spelling though

What about Fiona for a similar sound? It's unusual these days.

Fia will get mistaken for Sofia.

Absolutely love Ada

Ada I guess although I prefer Ida

Fia just sounds like Fear drawn out, or Thea by someone with an estuary accent, or blurs with Mia / Lila / Thea type names

Sorry to be negative - Finola is great, or the Welsh Ffion

Ada

I have a Fia. Short for Sofia. It just naturally evolved but didn't think it through really as older daughter is Mia. Mia and Fia

Not keen on either of them. There are some many similar sounding names atm - Ida, Ava, Isla, Mia etc. Find both of them quite boring...

Why would you change the spelling of a beautiful name like Fiadh which has meaning to something related to automobiles? It seems when it comes to some Irish names it's open house as to spelling, pronunciation and meaning. Other cultures thankfully do not adapt their names to appease but take great pride in their heritage, even in England. If some won't make an effort to pronounce properly then it says more about them.

By all means use Fia (even predictive text changes it to capitals) but not as an Irish name. Irish names usually have beautiful meanings and descriptions behind them so please respect them.