Meaning and background
The story behind Ada
Ada has more than one documented history. The European given name draws on a Germanic element meaning “noble”, while the same spelling is also a Turkish name meaning “island”. In English it is commonly /ˈeɪ.də/; the Turkish reading is different. Neither meaning should be presented as the only possible one.
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About Ada
Recorded as a dog’s name
Ada appears in 16 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/eɪdə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/eɪdə/ · primary stress on syllable 1EY1 D AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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