Ada

See also: ada, ADA, āda, ādā, aða, -ada, A.D.A., and A. D. A.

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

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ada f

  1. A female given name

Czech

Alternative forms

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.

Latin

Noun

Ādā

  1. ablative singular of Ādam

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ada

  1. Adah (Biblical figure)
  2. A female given name

References

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ada f

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ada c (genitive Adas)

  1. Adah (Biblical figure)
  2. A female given name

References

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