Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wanted something a little more elegant, but DH loved the name Ada.
Just a different take on spelling I suppose.
Leave the 'h' off - Aida
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Aida is an Arabic name pronounced roughly ah-ee-da, like the opera. "Roughly" because the first letter is ain, a letter found in Arabic and Hebrew, but not English. I love the name, and I considered it.
Have none of you watched The Food Network? Aida Mollenkamp? It's a name that works well across cultures, unless the only culture you like is vanilla. If that's the case, you can never go wrong with Elizabeth.![]()
Not that I think it's wrong to dislike the name, but the views on this board can be narrow.
People are taking issue with the spelling, not the name.
Anonymous wrote:I wanted something a little more elegant, but DH loved the name Ada.
Just a different take on spelling I suppose.
Anonymous wrote:Aida is an Arabic name pronounced roughly ah-ee-da, like the opera. "Roughly" because the first letter is ain, a letter found in Arabic and Hebrew, but not English. I love the name, and I considered it.
Have none of you watched The Food Network? Aida Mollenkamp? It's a name that works well across cultures, unless the only culture you like is vanilla. If that's the case, you can never go wrong with Elizabeth.![]()
Not that I think it's wrong to dislike the name, but the views on this board can be narrow.