The girl's name 'Adah'...

[Anonymous]

not my taste. but if you like it, go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If its Hebrew, the accent is probably on the second syllable, like a-DAH. I knew an Adi (Israeli) and it was pronounced a-DEE, not AH-dee. Someone with actual knowledge of Hebrew should chime in.

I know an Adi (Israeli) who is AH-dee.

If I saw "Adah", I would not be certain if it was AY-dah or AH-dah. But really, nothing worse should happen. I like the name, OP.

[Anonymous]

I'd have no idea how to pronounce it - like Aiden, but with an uh sound at the end (AYD-uh)? Like Aiden but with an ah sound at the end (AYD-ah)? Like Addy but an uh at the end (ADD-uh)? Like Addy but with an ah at the end (ADD-ah)? AHH-duh? ay-DUH?

[Anonymous]

If you want it pronounced correctly, spell it Ada. I think of it like Nina. Coming back to the young'uns. Very pretty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All that matters is if you and her father love it.

We named our two boys and will name this soon-to-be-born girl after people we love whom we are not related to by blood. All of our kids have names that sound like they should be in a nursing home! But I look at my boys and cannot imagine them being named any other names.

It's such a lovely sentiment to name your children after people you love who AREN'T related to you. I really love that idea. It's making family out of people who don't share your DNA or surname.

[Anonymous]

This is my name, and I hate it. I resent my parents for giving me such a weird name.

[Anonymous]

I can just hear the whole class roaring w/laughter at roll call in school.

Or everyone in the Dr.'s office in the waiting room....


Please...Pretty please do not subject an innocent human being to such torture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love it but I'd use the English spelling for simplicity. It was on my short list had DC2 been a girl.

I like the Hebrew spelling better b/c the pronunciation seems easier to figure out. "Ada" would probably be called Aaaay-da instead of Ahhh-duh.

I like either spelling. My Jewish friend's name is ADA and she pronounces is Aaaaa-dah, not AHHH-DUH.

[Anonymous]

Horrible name

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can just hear the whole class roaring w/laughter at roll call in school.

Or everyone in the Dr.'s office in the waiting room....


Please...Pretty please do not subject an innocent human being to such torture.

Are you...very isolated or something? Do you have kids? If so, then a glance at their class roster will show that Ada is nowhere near cringe-worthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can just hear the whole class roaring w/laughter at roll call in school.

Or everyone in the Dr.'s office in the waiting room....

Please...Pretty please do not subject an innocent human being to such torture.

Are you...very isolated or something? Do you have kids? If so, then a glance at their class roster will show that Ada is nowhere near cringe-worthy.

Yup. Not one kid today will bat an eye at Adah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can just hear the whole class roaring w/laughter at roll call in school.

Or everyone in the Dr.'s office in the waiting room....

Please...Pretty please do not subject an innocent human being to such torture.

Are you...very isolated or something? Do you have kids? If so, then a glance at their class roster will show that Ada is nowhere near cringe-worthy.

Yup. Not one kid today will bat an eye at Adah.

+1
I'm the PP who thinks "Adah" looks like a terrible misspelling, but kids are literally attending class with kids whose names are frequently invented. No one is going to care about "Ada," especially when the name goes so well with all the Addies, Addisons, Adelaides, etc.

[Anonymous]

Don't love it. I realize the spelling is authentic, but it's not familiar so I'd be inclined to think you were being fussy and trying to make a "unique" name out of an ordinary one.

[Anonymous]

Ahhh-duh or aaaaa-duh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want it pronounced correctly, spell it Ada. I think of it like Nina. Coming back to the young'uns. Very pretty.

My partner's coworker is named Nina and she pronounces it Nine-ah nor Knee-nah. Says it's southern.