Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Ada

Ada (Ay-duh)
Origin: German--"Noble, Happy" or "Adornment"
Style: Ladies and Gentlemen, Short and Sweet, Saints, Why Not?
Popularity: 573 (rising)
Variants: Adah
Sisters: Flora, Rhea, Leora, Iva, Alma
Brothers: Sam, Ezra, Jules, Edgar, Guy

*A century ago, three-letter girl's names were the hottest thing going. Most of these names--Oda, Una, Osa--are best left in the past, but Ada is definitely worth a second look. It is one of the simplest, cleanest names for girls. The variant Adah is biblical, a wife of Esau.

Ada is:
a 7th century French abbess, St. Ada;
a 1961 film by Daniel Mann;
a character in "Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness";
...and a computer virus.

Middle Name Pick: Ada Belle

Urbandictionary (just for fun): Word used to describe a sexy vixen who is usually bitingly witty and hard to catch. (can also be used as a noun)

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