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Ada is a feminine given name. One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning " nobility ", for example as part of the names Adelaide and Adeline . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name can also trace to a Hebrew origin, sometimes spelled Adah עָדָה, meaning " adornment ". [ 4 ]
Ada, Alina, Zélie, Adele, Adelina Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'; it is of German origin and derived from Old High German adal "noble." [ 1 ] The root lives on in the New High German words Adel "nobility," edel "noble," and adelig "noble."
Adelaide is a feminine given name from the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German Adalheidis, meaning "noble natured".. The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Queen Adelaide, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne.
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
The name was used by Auguste Mariette for his sketch of the plot which Giuseppe Verdi later used for his opera of the same title, Aida. In the Italian opera, Aida is an Ethiopian princess. Mariette claimed that the name was authentically Egyptian, writing in a letter "Don't be alarmed by the title. Aida is an Egyptian name. Normally it would be ...
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Eda is a name that has arisen independently in multiple regions. Eda is a popular Turkish female first name, meaning manner, expression and affectation; [1] derived from the Arabic word, adā (أداء). [2] The name is also found in Old Norse, and subsequently, Old English language, with meaning "strive for wealth". [3]