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Helphow would you pronounce....
Aida if you knew nothing of names or didn't click on the link? When I first looked at it I thought it was pronounced AY-DA like in Aiden, they have the same begining but Aida is pronounced ah-EE-da. I think both names are beautiful but I like the pronounciation AY-DA better spelled, Aida, would that be too confusing??
This message was edited 3/21/2005, 12:49 PM
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For that pronunciation, I'd go with Adah, which is lovely anyway :-)
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I can't imagine not knowing how to pronounce it (there's the musical and all....) but I might go AY-duh... 'cos it's pretty.
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I'd use Ada for the AY-da pronunciation. The thing about Aida is that it's properly (in the Verdi, at least) spelled Aïda, with the dieresis above the "i". The dieresis causes the "i" to be pronounced independently, instead of being combined into a diphthong. In French, Italian, and most languages which use "pure"er vowels than English, "i" is pronounced "ee", hence ah-EE-dah.
I like both Aïda and Ada.
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I like both Aïda and Ada.
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It's eye-EE-da
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It is ah-EE-da, but most Americans will say AY-DA, like fe-LEE-shah vs. fe-LEE-see-ah for Felicia
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I like it pronouce much better your way. ay-EE-da is too confusing.
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the database says AY-da not Add-ah....
This message was edited 3/21/2005, 2:17 PM
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I say AY-da too.
Miranda
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As do I...and all the residents of Ada, OK.
Where I lived for nearly two years.
Where I lived for nearly two years.
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that's how Ada, MI is pronounced too :)
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Tell Disney...
I'd never heard of it before A Bug's Life..haha!
I like it pronounced the Add-ah way though.
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I'd never heard of it before A Bug's Life..haha!
I like it pronounced the Add-ah way though.
-Seda*
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Yes, it was Atta.
I haven't read through all the posts, but there is an actress on 'The Sopranos' whose name is Aida pronounced AID-ah.
I haven't read through all the posts, but there is an actress on 'The Sopranos' whose name is Aida pronounced AID-ah.
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Oops. Should be AI-dah. Like Aidan.
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Her name was Atta according to the IMDb.
Miranda
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I *think* her name was Princess Atta
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Unfortunately I already know Aida's correct pronunciation so I won't be able to speculate otherwise. Anyone who's been exposed to or had to learn anything about Verdi will probably be familiar with Aida, or at least familiar enough to recognize the name/opera Aida.
I personally prefer ay-da spelled Ada although that spelling isn't foolproof either as I've heard some people pronounce it add-a. That being said, it may be just as confusing for the child to have people say ah-ee-da instead of ay-da and wonder why.
I personally prefer ay-da spelled Ada although that spelling isn't foolproof either as I've heard some people pronounce it add-a. That being said, it may be just as confusing for the child to have people say ah-ee-da instead of ay-da and wonder why.
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