Ada

See also: ada, ADA, ađa, aða, āda, ādā, -ada, A.D.A., A. D. A., Áda, Áďa, and 'ada

English

Etymology

Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪdə/
• Rhymes: -eɪdə

Proper noun

Ada

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1818 George Gordon Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto the third: I:

     Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child! / Ada! Sole daughter of my house and heart?

2. (computing) A programming language.
3. A city, the county seat of Norman County, Minnesota, United States
4. A city, the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States.

Derived terms

• Ada County

Further reading

• Ada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ada programming language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AAD, aad

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈa.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.da/

Proper noun

Ada f

1. A female given name.

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Czech

Alternative forms

• Áďa

Proper noun

Ada

1. A female given name and a nickname from women's names beginning with Ad-.
2. A diminutive of Czech male given names beginning with Ad-, such as Adam.

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Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Middle Dutch?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.daː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Ada

Proper noun

Ada f

1. A female given name.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta
• Homophone: ata

Proper noun

Ada f

1. A female given name.

Declension

declension of Ada

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Ada	Adan	Ödur	Ödurnar
accusative	Ödu	Öduna	Ödur	Ödurnar
dative	Ödu	Ödunni	Ödum	Ödunum
genitive	Ödu	Ödunnar	Ada	Adanna

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Latin

Proper noun

Ādā

1. ablative singular of Ādām

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Norwegian

Etymology

Short for Germanic names beginning with Adel-, and also of Biblical Hebrew origin. Used as a given name in Norway since the 1850s.

Proper noun

Ada

1. Adah (Biblical figure)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Ada.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1715 females with the given name Ada living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.da/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Ada f

1. A female given name

Declension

declension of Ada

	singular	plural
nominative	Ada	Ady
genitive	Ady	Ad
dative	Adzie	Adom
accusative	Adę	Ady
instrumental	Adą	Adami
locative	Adzie	Adach
vocative	Ado	Ady

Derived terms

• (diminutives) Adunia, Adeczka, Adzia, Adusia, Adzik, Adula, Adka, Adeńka

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Ada f

1. (biblical) Adah (wife of Lamech)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Ada.

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Swedish

Etymology

First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1762. Short form of names like Adela, and of biblical Hebrew origin.

Proper noun

Ada c (genitive Adas)

1. Adah (Biblical figure)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Ada.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån: 999 females with the given name Ada living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th 2011.