Ada or Adah...not sure which to use!!!

2ndGeneration · August 2014

I think this is our front runner! But I'm not sure how to spell it for the pronounciation I want- long a. Like aaada (aaaduh). Not Add-ah. I have searched the interwebz and found about half say Ada and half say Adah... Ada kind of looks like the American Dental Association. I'm probably the only one who thinks that LOL.

Ada Faith

Adah Faith

opinions???

mh89 · August 2014

Ada means 'Dad' in Tolkien's elvish. I don't like it personally for a girl's name, but if it's your favorite.. then I prefer the Ada spelling over Adah.

2ndGeneration · August 2014

mh89 said:

Ada means 'Dad' in Tolkien's elvish. I don't like it personally for a girl's name, but if it's your favorite.. then I prefer the Ada spelling over Adah.

I don't know what elvish is-I'll have to google. It is a Biblical name, meaning 'beautiful ornament' or 'beautiful addition'.

Adah is the traditional Hebrew spelling and Ada is the Germaic one-I'm just not sure on the pronuncaitions.

tahloulah10 · August 2014

Ada

mh89 · August 2014

2ndGeneration said:

mh89 said:

Ada means 'Dad' in Tolkien's elvish. I don't like it personally for a girl's name, but if it's your favorite.. then I prefer the Ada spelling over Adah.

I don't know what elvish is-I'll have to google. It is a Biblical name, meaning 'beautiful ornament' or 'beautiful addition'.

Adah is the traditional Hebrew spelling and Ada is the Germaic one-I'm just not sure on the pronuncaitions.

It's a language, from the Lord of the Rings books.

misskaydee · August 2014

I like Ada.

youenjoymyself · August 2014

Ada

AF9211 · August 2014

Ada

mrsfoof1 · August 2014

Ada! Beautiful name!

vibound · August 2014

Ada!

queenbone · August 2014

Ada

KTZ17 · August 2014

Ada, but you mean the sound like open your mouth and say ahhhhh-duh right? Long a means a as in ape. I think Ada is very pretty. And it means fairy in Spanish.

KTZ17 · August 2014

mjreilly2 said:

KTZ17 said:

Ada, but you mean the sound like open your mouth and say ahhhhh-duh right? Long a means a as in ape. I think Ada is very pretty. And it means fairy in Spanish.

@KTZ17 Ada is pronounced /AY-duh/ with a long A, as in ape.

But /AH-duh/ is also correct.

@mjreilly2‌ since OP wrote she wanted it pronounced aaaa-duh, I wasn't sure what she meant exactly. To me aaaa-duh would be ah-duh. I figured the name would usually be pronounced with the long a, but I would pronounce it ah-duh unless corrected cause that's how I pronounce Ana...then again Ava is a long a, so maybe I'll just give up looking for any consistency! Haha. I like the name either way, OP!

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BookitBoo · August 2014

Ada

EXL311 · August 2014

Definitely Ada.

stahlop · August 2014

To me Ada is like A-duh and Adah is Ah-duh. So go with Ada.

FakeFinn · August 2014

I prefer keeping it simple and spelling it Ada.

daystardreams · August 2014

I think that Ada looks much prettier. I know one who spells it Ada and pronounces it AY-duh, which is what you are wanting right?

IrishTraveler · August 2014

Ada. I know a little Ada. The name is great.

jordannpaige10 · August 2014

Ada.

Coconuthead · August 2014

Ada!

AmandaR204 · August 2014

I know a little Ada, I like that spelling best too.

2ndGeneration · September 2014

daystardreams said:

I think that Ada looks much prettier. I know one who spells it Ada and pronounces it AY-duh, which is what you are wanting right?

Yes, and it seems the consensus here is Ada. Hmmm food for thought! Thanks everyone!