Ada vs. Eliza?

rosemomma · June 2017

I can't figure out how to do one of those nifty polls from my bump app but what do you guys prefer:

Eliza Kate
or
Ada Elizabeth (maybe Ada Claire)

DH loves Eliza and I really like it but I'm not 100% sold. I think Ada is pretty (and less used than Ava) and we're actually related to Ada Lovelace so it might be kind of neat to incorporate that name.

bbiutmcph · June 2017

Hmmm that's tough I love both! I guess maybe just a slight edge to Ada since it seems every E name someone wants to shorten to Ellie lately.

FakeFinn · June 2017

I give a slight edge to Ada too, since it's a tad more unusual, but both are lovely.

Bringmemylongswordho · June 2017

Ada.

Jellybelly119 · June 2017

Eliza, because I LOVE it and DH vetoed.

MamaRN13 · June 2017

Ada! Love it and it was vetoed by DH because of our last name (which can be a slang name for a penis... similarly to Johnson). He said she would be doomed to "ate a ______" forever

ashleyandely · June 2017

Eliza

FelicitousJinx · June 2017

I like Eliza, too. I'd like to add it doesn't have to become Ellie. Lizzy, Liz, and Liza are all nickname possibilities for it.

MamaWren919 · June 2017

I'd choose Ada, but both are fantastic.

rosemomma · June 2017

@MamaRN13 I laughed out loud! You definitely have to think about your last name and what people will call your kid!

SmrBrd2012 · June 2017

I'm not a huge fan of Ada. I like Eliza a lot more.

rosemomma · June 2017

@FelicitousJinx we'd probably just call her Eliza. I like nick names but my husband does not. Our daughter is Evelyn and it's very rare that we ever say Evie, though I like it.

queenbone · June 2017

Ada

mb0112 · June 2017

Eliza. There are so many Ava's which makes me feel "meh" about Ada

peregrinefalconx · June 2017

I prefer Eliza. Yes to it potentially getting shortened to Ellie though. My mom is an Eleanor and it gotten to Ellie to El.

bbiutmcph · June 2017

txmama015 said:

@FelicitousJinx we'd probably just call her Eliza. I like nick names but my husband does not. Our daughter is Evelyn and it's very rare that we ever say Evie, though I like it.

Now knowing your daughter is Evelyn I def prefer Ada. Evelyn and Eliza is a bit tongue twisting and matchy

Bringmemylongswordho · June 2017

bbiutmcph said:

txmama015 said:

@FelicitousJinx we'd probably just call her Eliza. I like nick names but my husband does not. Our daughter is Evelyn and it's very rare that we ever say Evie, though I like it.

Now knowing your daughter is Evelyn I def prefer Ada. Evelyn and Eliza is a bit tongue twisting and matchy

This.

One other thing to consider, I don't like using two short forms of names together. Eliza Kate is like cutting off the name at it's knees. Eliza Katherine or Elizabeth Kate sound more full and expressive.

AMCsquared · June 2017

I genuinely like both but if I had to select only one I think I'd pick ada. Although I'm going back and forth lol.

thepicklemonster · June 2017

I don't like either of them as a sibset with Evelyn. and I don't like Kate aa a MN: IMO, Katherine would sound way better. Can we make other suggestions/ give us more parameters?

cantrellja · June 2017

Don't care for Ada at all (too little old lady and not in a cute way. Harriet is cute...Ada is frumpy). I think with sister Evelyn, I'd avoid Eliza too. How about:

Clara
Amelia
Anna
Georgia
Caroline
Liza

rosemomma · June 2017

@cantrellja ooh interesting! We are the opposite on this! Ada is similar to the name Ava and I think it sounds classy but Harriet sounds frumpy to me! I put Harriet in the same category as Ramona and Dorothy- grouchy old ladies! I feel like an Ada would bake me cookies and serve tea. lol

Love Amelia but a family member has already used it. Darn it!

rosemomma · June 2017

@thepicklemonster sure! Suggestions are welcome!
We are pretty set on one of those two names but I'm always interested to see what others think up

rosemomma · June 2017

@AMCsquared I go back and forth all day long! My husband is leaning towards Eliza but this week I'm favoring Ada.

rosemomma · June 2017

@Bringmemylongswordho Eliza Kate has the same number of syllables as our daughter's name Evelyn Jane so I don't mind the shorter middle name. I've never been a fan of Katherine for some reason.

I've also thought about Eliza Wren

Bringmemylongswordho · June 2017

I do prefer Eliza Wren to Eliza Kate, but still am pulling for Ada.

cantrellja · June 2017

That's funny-- that you see Ada so differently than I do. I still think Anna would be nice and works very well with Kate. I also think Carolyn/Caroline or Madelyn/Madeline would work well with sister Evelyn. And Clara Wren is precious.

rosemomma · June 2017

@cantrellja I know too many people and it's ruined a lot of names for me. Alas I can never have an Anna or Caroline. I don't want to think about those people everytime I say my daughter's name

I like Nora quite a bit but my husband was very meh on it. Same for the name Mae which I think is adorable. I'm a sucker for old names.

It would be so much easier if hubby would just let me do whatever I wanted

lol

cantrellja · June 2017

ok, here's a list of other sweet little old lady names:

Corinne
Lydia
Della
Lorna
Pearl
Lillian
Marilyn
Mary Claire
Louise (nn Lulu)
Jane
Sylvia
Jocelyn
Adela
Estelle