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Depends on the pronunciation - while "eye-da" doesn't sound attractive (in my opinion), I love how Swedish people pronounce Ida: "ee-da" - a lovely alternative to Ada, which is pretty, but extremely popular.

Definitely Ada. Ida makes me think of Ore Ida potatoes.

Ada.

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I think because Ada Lovelace - and because I just haven't encountered Ida, except in Ore-Ida and in fake pun-names like Ida Klein. Also I don't really like the look of Ida. I'd rather it were spelled Aida.

I like Ida because it seems bossier, drier, more southern.

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Ada is more sweet and pleasing.

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Sweetness and pleasingness is important for feeling good and being okay, but bossy and dry and clever is essential for ADVANCEMENT and I am going to align myself with ADVANCEMENT.

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Yes I am drawing philosophical conclusions out of slightly different phonemes. But what else could "why" mean in such a case? lol

Ada! It's sweet and feminine and would work for girls/ women of all ages.

Ada. Ida sounds old and dated but Ada sounds sweet and it could fit someone older but it could also fit someone much younger. Ida reminds me of a 80 year old grandma.

Ida

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My first associations with Ida are Ida B. Wells and "Idumea" (song). The initial sound seems unique...actually, it's a bit like Aida.
My first associations with Ada are Addison and adderall (by extension, hyper kids). I'd prefer Adele or maybe Edda.

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I like both - but especially love Ada. It's so delicate, classic and beautiful. It works well as a nickname or alone. And, of course, there's the Ada Lovelace association. Ida is a little tougher which I like. I wouldn't use it myself though.

Ada definitely. Ada is really pretty and timeless, whereas Ida just doesn't have the same softness and appeal.

Hi !!!

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Actually I dislike both. They seem dated and snobbish.

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I love Aida though.

Ada sounds like the sort of 19th-century character who spends her life fainting. Ada the Fader? Not a lot of personality in there.

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Ida, pron. EYEda, does not please me either. I prefer it pronounced EEda (I was at school with a Joan-Ida who pronounced it like that; she'd been named after her mother and, I think, an aunt) but not enough to use.

I prefer Ada because it's a palindrome.

Ida

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Both are nice but Ida (Ie-da) sounds more beautiful to my ears. I really like it.

I like Ada. I love Ida! Partly because of the Little House character. Partly because Ida feels less nicknamey for some reason.

This message was edited 4/13/2019, 1:24 PM

Ada, for Ada Lovelace

Do I hafta? They both seem so elderly.But perhaps their time is coming around again.
Remember, Laura "Little House in the Big Woods" (when a young woman) had a friend named Ida?

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I'll choose Ada.
I knew a woman named Ina.
and one named Alva.