Ada - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Ada \a-da\ is pronounced AY-dah. Possibly a Latinate variant of the biblical Hebrew name Adah, or a pet form of Adele and Adelaide - Germanic female names meaning "noble". The name was borne by a seventh-century abbess of Saint Julien des Prés at Le Mans. Not in common use before the late 18th century.

Ada has 14 variant forms: Adan, Adda, Addi, Addie, Addiah, Addy, Ade, Adey, Adi, Adia, Adiah, Adie, Aida and Aidah.

For more information, see also the related name Adamina.

Baby names that sound like Ada are Ady, Ado, Auda, Ayda, Eda, Ida, Oda and Uda.

Ada is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ada. Click here to compare Ada with related baby names.