Ada
a-DA
Turkish, Idoma
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Ada Origin and Meaning
The name Ada is a boy's name of Nigerian, Turkish origin.
Used predominantly (and in many countries, nearly exclusively) as a feminine name, Ada is a unisex choice in Turkey, where it comes from the Turkish word for "island". In Nigeria, it is also used as a masculine name, deriving from the Idoma language in which it means "father".
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