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I pronounce Adeline like "add a line" and that's actually the only way I've ever heard it pronounced. So the Ada nickname doesn't make much sense. I don't like either name anyway. Adeline is sour and Victorian and dull, and Ada is dumpy, loud and annoying.
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Adeline makes me think of a grumpy old lady. Ada is just... it's even older-sounding than Adeline! Please don't use this.
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I like Adeline and Ada, but not Adeline 'Ada'. I wouldn't say the nickname is far fetched or anything but it feels a bit forced especially because Adeline begins with an Ad-sound and Ada with an Ay-sound. I like Adeline and Ada separately. Ada is very strong, strict and no-nonsense. Adeline is sweet and friendly and at the moment I prefer it over Ada.
The only issue with Adeline is its pronunciation. I have heard the ending pronounced as -line, -linn and -leen. My favorite is -leen, followed by -linn. I don't care much for the -line ending in this case.
I also really like Aveline.
The only issue with Adeline is its pronunciation. I have heard the ending pronounced as -line, -linn and -leen. My favorite is -leen, followed by -linn. I don't care much for the -line ending in this case.
I also really like Aveline.
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This.
To me, they are two separate names in their own right. I'm usually pretty lax when it comes to nn's, but Adeline and Ada start with two different sounds, so it does feel forced and unecessary to me. I don't think they are too close for siblings even, they sound that different.
To me, they are two separate names in their own right. I'm usually pretty lax when it comes to nn's, but Adeline and Ada start with two different sounds, so it does feel forced and unecessary to me. I don't think they are too close for siblings even, they sound that different.
This message was edited 6/9/2013, 1:37 PM
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I like Adeline. A Swedish TV celebrity, Petra Mede, has a little daughter called Adeline and I really think it's a nice, beautiful and unusual choice!
I'm not very fond of Ada. First of all, it sounds like a really old lady. Second, in Sweden we have jokes that I think are equivalent to the "Ole and Lena" jokes, about an old couple from Gothenburg called Kal (Karl, really, but it's pr. KAHL in Gothenburg) and Ada. Third, when I was little and was going to have a bath, my mother used to say: "Vi ska bada i en lada med tant Ada" ("We're gonna have a bath in a barn with aunt Ada", although it rhymes in Swedish.)
I'm not very fond of Ada. First of all, it sounds like a really old lady. Second, in Sweden we have jokes that I think are equivalent to the "Ole and Lena" jokes, about an old couple from Gothenburg called Kal (Karl, really, but it's pr. KAHL in Gothenburg) and Ada. Third, when I was little and was going to have a bath, my mother used to say: "Vi ska bada i en lada med tant Ada" ("We're gonna have a bath in a barn with aunt Ada", although it rhymes in Swedish.)
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I prefer just Ada on its own, although Adeline is quite pretty. I pronounce it AD-ə-lien. I actually think that Ada as a nn for Adeline might be a bit of a stretch since Adeline has an "add" sound, whereas Ada has an "aid" sound.
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I have heard Ada pronounced with the "add" sound before. I'm guessing that the OP is intending to pronounce Ada AD-ə rather than AID-ə in this case. I agree that Ada AID-ə would be a bit of a stretch.
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I love the name Ada and Adeline is nice too, so I think it's pretty.
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I like Adeline. On the other hand, it seems more popular to me than it really is because it is close to Madeline, which is very popular. The again, since most people pronounce Madeline MAD-ə-lin where I live and I usually hear Adeline pronounced AD-ə-lien, at least they don't usually rhyme and aren't as close to one another as they otherwise might be.
Unlike Madeline, Adeline doesn't lend itself to the nickname Maddie, which I dislike. It reminds me of the word "mad." Ada and Addie are much sweeter.
Unlike Madeline, Adeline doesn't lend itself to the nickname Maddie, which I dislike. It reminds me of the word "mad." Ada and Addie are much sweeter.
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I, I just, I just, I'm smart, I'm nice, I have good values, just give me, I'm not driven by fashion but I don't like unfashionable names, I just, I just want a name that, can you just give me a, I just, please, can I, Adeline? with the very fake nickname of Ada? Like Ada Garbot or whatever her name is? You know, old hollywood? When things were clear and women were beautiful? When girls were girls and men were men? Adeline, that's not, that's not a fake name, right? It's ok because it's not addison. It's also not a real name, like Margaret. It's a name I haven't heard before. It's unique enough to be a brand name, and even though I'm, even though I shop at whole foods, I secretly want to name my, my child, a brand name, and so, Adeline, Yes. This is the name for me! I am disoriented, disenchanted, potentially creative, trying, and my daughter's name is Adeline but we call her Ada in order to indulge some weird anxieties.
I find it disappointing and totally unstimulating. Adeline should be the nickname for Ada! Why don't people do elaborations as nicknames anymore? Nns aren't about convenience, they're not chatspeak, they're about affection! I like it when Dean calls me Emmeline. It makes my heart flutter, it makes me so happy! I'm so glad my name isn't Emmeline, so he has the opportunity to do that. What if my name were Emmeline, and Emma was just the lazy nickname, and people called me Emmeline when they were trying to be serious and formal? It would be dumb, that's what.
I find it disappointing and totally unstimulating. Adeline should be the nickname for Ada! Why don't people do elaborations as nicknames anymore? Nns aren't about convenience, they're not chatspeak, they're about affection! I like it when Dean calls me Emmeline. It makes my heart flutter, it makes me so happy! I'm so glad my name isn't Emmeline, so he has the opportunity to do that. What if my name were Emmeline, and Emma was just the lazy nickname, and people called me Emmeline when they were trying to be serious and formal? It would be dumb, that's what.
This message was edited 6/9/2013, 10:11 PM
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I really like Adeline. Like, it used to be my favorite name. It's really pretty, but not overly frilly. It's not too terribly common, and it has cute nickname possibilities.
I personally like it without the nickname better. I don't really think Adeline needs a nickname (plus Ada works great on its own), but it had one I like Addie and Lina better. Ada feels to much different from Adeline, plus I'd pronounce it AY-da, while Adeline has the short "a" sound. Although I guess that's not a valid argument because I like Lina even though its LEE-na, and Adeline sounds like "line". I prefer Ada with Adelaide (even though the "a" sounds don't match).
Overall I really like Adeline, and Ada is nice too.
I personally like it without the nickname better. I don't really think Adeline needs a nickname (plus Ada works great on its own), but it had one I like Addie and Lina better. Ada feels to much different from Adeline, plus I'd pronounce it AY-da, while Adeline has the short "a" sound. Although I guess that's not a valid argument because I like Lina even though its LEE-na, and Adeline sounds like "line". I prefer Ada with Adelaide (even though the "a" sounds don't match).
Overall I really like Adeline, and Ada is nice too.
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I prefer Adelaide, but prettier sound in my opinion. Somehow the beginning and the ending just don't match together, I like the Ade beginning - such as in Adelaide - and I like the line ending - such as in Caroline - but together is sounds like a mashup. I also don't care for Ada at all, I'd use the nickname Addi / Addy, or not have one at all.
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