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What does Ada mean?
Ada 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced AY-dah. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Ada is "noble". A pet form of Adele and Adelaide, or also possibly a Latinate variant of the biblical Hebrew name Adah meaning "adornment". 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. Also form of Adamina.
STARTS WITH Ada-
ASSOCIATED WITH noble, biblical, 18th century
Variations
VARIANTS Adan, Adda▼, Addi, Addiah, Addie▼, Addy, Ade, Adey, Adi, Adia, Adiah, Adie, Aida, Aidah
SEE ALSO Adamaris
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ADELAIDE, ADELE Adalin, Adalyn▲, Addala, Adde, Addey, Adel, Adela, Adele▼, Adelia▼, Adell▼, Adella▼, Ado, Ady, Aide, Del, Lady
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Ada?
Ada is a very prominent first name for females (#310 out of 4276, Top 7%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#54643 out of 150436, Top 36%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ada was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #46 in the U.S. then, and is currently at #251. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Ada (#251 LAST YEAR) listed in the Top 2000 are Adalyn (#144), Adelaide (#298), Adele (#898), Adela (#1229), Addie (#1253), Aida (#1302), Adah (#1866), Adamaris, Adda, Adel, Adelia, Adell, Adella, Adia, Aide and Lady. Other forms, like Ady, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Ada was common among parents a century ago (AVERAGE #933) and has become much reduced since (#1484, ▼73%), with forms like Adella going out of style. Adalyn and Adelaide are two of the more fashionable birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Ada▼ is alike in pronunciation to Adwowa, Aeeda, Aidee, Auda, Audi, Audie▼, Ayda, Ayeeda, Eda▼, Edda, Eddi, Eddy, Edee, Edi, Edie, Edy, Ida▼, Ieeda, Oda, Ouida▼ and Uda. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adal, Adra, Aja▼, Ala, Alda▼, Ama, Ana, Anda, Ara▼, Arda, Asa, Ava▲, Aya▲ and Aza. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ada.
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