Ada

Ada is of Germanic origin, derived from the name Adelheid. It means "noble" or "nobility."

Notable Namesakes

• Ada Lovelace - Mathematician, considered the first computer programmer.
• Ada Yonath - Nobel Prize-winning chemist for ribosome research.
• Ada Hegerberg - Norwegian footballer, first female Ballon d'Or winner.
• Ada E. Yonath - Israeli crystallographer, Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient.
• Ada Kokosar - Italian fashion stylist and consultant.
• Ada Cambridge - Australian writer and poet.
• Ada Rehan - American stage actress in the late 19th century.
• Ada Crossley - Australian-born contralto opera singer.
• Ada Jones - American singer and actress in the early 1900s.
• Ada Brown - American blues and jazz singer from the 1930s.

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Name Variants

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