Where is Ada from?

Origins of the name Ada

Origins English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish, Ancient Germanic

Pronounced AY-də(English)

Gender Feminine

Traits include: classic, upper class, natural, wholesome, refined, strange, simple, serious, nerdy

Originally a short form of Germanic names such as Adelaide or Adelina that begin with the element adal meaning "noble". This name was borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), the Countess of Lovelace (known as Ada Lovelace), a daughter of Lord Byron. She was an assistant to Charles Babbage, the inventor of an early mechanical computer.

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