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Gender: F
Origin: German
Meaning: "noble, nobility"

Popularity in 2008: #598

A favorite at the end of the nineteenth century that hasn't come back...yet. But with the new trend toward simple, old-fashioned names beginning with a vowel -- Ava, Ella -- you may consider being one of the first to revive it. Worthy namesake: Ada Lovelace, daughter of poet Lord Byron, was the first "computer programmer." Biggest downside: Too much like the overpopular Ava.

Variations:
Auda, Aidah, Addy, Adan, Adda, Adaya, Adia, Addie, Addiah, Addi, Adabella, Adalee, Adah, Adey, Adi, Adette, Adiah, Adie, Adabelle, Aida

People who like Ada also like:

Adelaide, Adeline, Aurora, Clara, Clementine, Cordelia, Delilah, Josephine, Iris, Violet, Henry

Ada is being discussed in our message boards:

• Looking for classic & sweet-sounding girl's name
• Cheaper By the Dozen
• Similar to Ava?
• The list... PLEASE help me decide
• Names in the same style as Molly

Read Nameberry blog posts about Ada:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• ADDISON & EDISON: Girl-Boy Name Equality
• GLAMOUR GIRLS AND BOYS
• LOVE THAT NAME, but...