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 [ 2 syll. a-da, ad-a ] The girl name Ada is pronounced EYDah KEY. 1: Ada has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in the English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian languages. The name is of obscure origin. It could be from the short form of various Germanic compound names starting with adal ('noble, honorable'), or else it could be Hebrew in origin. The name was borne in the 4th century by the sister of Mausolus, the builder of the first mausoleum, and by a 7th-century abbess in France. The name was introduced from Germany to English speakers in the late 18th century. It later became popular in the 19th century, during which Lord Byron gave the name to his daughter Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), a prominent mathematician and patron of Charles Babbage the inventor of the early mechanical computer. The computer language Ada was later named after her. Forms of the name include the English and German Adda, the English Addi, the English, Irish, and Hebrew Addie, the English and Hebrew Adi, the German and Hebrew Adina, the German and Hebrew Adine, and the English, Arabic, Italian, and Spanish Aida. 2: Ada's language of origin is Hebrew. Biblical name: Here, it means 'ornament, brightness'. Adah (Hebrew) is an original form of the name. In the Old Testament of the Bible, a number of women were named Adah, with various meanings such as 'ornament' and 'brightness'. A variant form of Ada is Adabelle (English). In addition, Ada is a form of the English and Hebrew Adiel. Ada is also a pet form of the English and Italian Adelaide in the English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian languages. Ada is also a pet form of the Czech, English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish Adela in the Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian languages. Ada is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for girls, though not to the extent it was in the past, and it is also perceived to be trendy. Its usage peaked modestly in 1901 with 0.359% of baby girls being named Ada. Its ranking then was #66. The baby name has since experienced a steep decline in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #598 with a usage of 0.025%, enjoying a minor resurgence in the recent decade. Among the group of girl names directly related to Ada, Adelaide (English and Italian) was the most popular. It was 7.631% more regularly used than Ada in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ada include Adya, Edda (German, Polish, and Italian), Eddie (English), Edee (English), Edie (English), Edit (Hungarian), Edithe (English), Edyth (English), Edythe (English), Etha (Irish and English), Etta (English and Scottish), Etti (Estonian and English), Ettie (English), Etty (Estonian and English), Aide (English), Edetta (Italian), Edita (Czech, Italian, Lithuanian, and Slavic), Edite (Latvian and Portuguese), Editha (English and German), and Editta (Italian). KEY: Pronunciation for Ada: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
