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I think Ada is quite a nice name. It's close in sound to the popular Ava, but is not yet popular itself. I don't personally know anyone with this name, but there is an actress here in Australia with the name. I don't think it needs a nn, as it's already short.

I'm very fond of Ada.
My daughter, Adelaide, goes by Ada from time to time, so I picture a spunky little girl, full of life, very creative.
I've never met an Ada, though I can see it catching on.
As for nns, it is a nn itself, so I don't think it needs one. I'd prefer Ada as a nn for a longer name, like Adelaide, Adelle, Adeline.

I only know one Ada - my old English teacher's daughter. She has a twin named Harriet. I think it's a sweet name. I wouldn't use it because I like Adelaide better, but I might use it as a nn for Adelaide. It's kind of short to have a nn of it's own, unless you did an initial nn like AJ or something.

I love it. It's not common at all and I know no one by this name.
It's a 3-letter name. Does it really need a nn?

What do you think of it?

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I like it but it reminds me too much of the common name Ava, so I wouldn't use it.

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How do you picture it?

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I think of a very modest, quiet girl between the ages of 14 and 18. No physical traits come to mind.

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Is it common where you live? How many do you know?

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Not right now it isn't. I don't know anyone named Ada.

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Which nicknames goes with it do you think?

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I don't think the name Ada needs a nickname but I suppose something like Addy, or Ade (pronounced like aid) would work. I prefer the full name to either of those nicknames though.

Wow... it's gorgeous!

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I've never met an Ada, or even heard the name before, but it's beautiful! It's so simple that it wouldn't be absurd despite it not being popular. I picture a sweet, soft-natured (if that makes sense) girl in a sundress. But it's not overly girly and frilly, either. I think Addie would be an adorable nickname.

I like it. I'm a little bit too young, or it is a little too rare, for me to picture it as an old lady name. It reminds me a bit of Ada Lovelace, but that's not a strong impression. I imagine it'd seem fashionable on a new baby. I don't know any. I suppose one could be called Aidie, or Didi, but I don't really think Ada needs a nickname.

I think this name is so pretty, and I don't think it needs a nickname at all. I picture a flirty, elegant woman. I can't say that I have ever met an Ava which is one of the reasons I think I like it so much.

Its simple, short and sweet. I associate it with a girl who I knew when I did baton. She was adorable and spunky, very well liked. She was a few years older than me and I looked up to her at the time. Shes the only one Ive ever known with the name.

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I think it's a nice name for a character in a book or something, but I don't think I would ever use it on an actual child. I picture a girl who is full of life, but is bored with the people she knows and the city she lives in. It isn't common at all where I live; I haven't met anyone named Ada. I don't think it needs a nickname, it's short enough.

I know one Ada. She is my friend's grandmother.

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I love the book The Poisonwood Bible. Adah Price is one of the twin daughters.

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I like it spelled with an H at the end. Think it looks complete that way. Adah needs no nickname! But I guess Adie could suffice.

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I LOOOOOVE it! :) I also love Augusta!
It's not common where I live (Sweden). There is 963 women named Ada in Sweden, but only 525 people has it as their FN. I don't know any Ada.
Ada is already so short that it doesn't need a nickname, it would only be ironic if you had a nickname for it.

pretty!

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I like it. I think it's pretty. I've had a character named Ada for a long time. It sounds like a Southern Belle name, so I think names like Clementine, Aurora, Charlotte, Caroline, Georgia, and Susanna go with it. I don't think I've ever actually met anyone named Ada, but it is a town not too far from where I grew up. I don't think it needs a nickname, but I guess if you want to use one maybe Adie? I don't really like that though. Sounds like eighty. Anyway... I think it's a nice alternative to Ava, which is unfortunately so common now (because I like that name too!)

This message was edited 4/4/2008, 1:58 PM

What do you think of it?
- Has gotten horribly trendy here after some local celebrity named her (or his? Not sure) daughter so. Was some time on my PNL, but now I'm completely tired of it.
How do you picture it?
- An Ada? I know one in my age well - she is very religios, nice, good at school but sometimes a bit annoying, since she is so lovely and positive. :D But mostly everyone enjoys being with her.
Is it common where you live? How many do you know?
- Getting very common. I know 2 Adas and 1 Aada - BA's not counted!
Which nicknames goes with it do you think?
- Addie. Adeline. Adamina. :D

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How about Ida? It isn't as trendy as Ada, but very beautiful, too.

I think Ada is a lovely name. It reminds me of Ada Clare in Bleak House and Victorian women. I've never met an Ada of any age. I don't think Ada needs a nn, but Adie (AY dee) is cute.

This message was edited 4/4/2008, 1:21 PM

I love it

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I think it's charming. It has enough formality to be a full name, but it doesn't sound stuck up. It makes me think of a reserved but confident young woman. It's not common anywhere I have lived; I have never met one. I wouldn't use any nickname with it; it's already short.

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This is the name of the female lead in a screenplay I wrote.

This message was edited 4/4/2008, 1:23 PM

My first thought is Ada Lovelace, as there is a display dedicated to her in one of my classrooms which I see on a regular basis :) I think of a sweet girl, but I can see it aging well. It's a lovely simple classic name, a nice twist to trendy Ava.
I don't know any Ada's. I don't think it really needs a nn but I can see Addie working ADD-ee or AY-dee.

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I love Ada!!!We use it in Greece as a full real name not pet name...

This message was edited 4/4/2008, 12:40 PM

What do you think of it?
I don't like it. It's too short for me and I don't really like the sound either.

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Is it common where you live? How many do you know?
I don't know anyone named Ada, never met one named it either. There's only 963 woman named Ada in Sweden, 525 out of those have Ada as a first name.

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Which nicknames goes with it do you think?
Addie, maybe.