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Ada (name)
Ada is a feminine given name. One origin is the German language, Germanic element "adel-" meaning "nobility", for example as part of the names ''Adelaide (given name), Adelaide'' and ''Adeline (given name), Adeline''.Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. Ada at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. The name can also trace to a Hebrew origin, sometimes spelled ''Adah'' עָדָה, meaning "adornment". Ada means "first daughter" in NdiAniche-Uno in Arondizuogu, a clan among others of the Igbo people, Igbo People. Its equivalent for "first son" in the same clan is ''Tahitii'' and ''Okpara'' across all Igbo people, Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Ada means "island" in Turkish, and it was the 35th most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (''née'' Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and to have published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. Ada Byron was the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron and Lady Byron. All of Byron's other children were born out of wedlock to other women. Byron separated from his wife a month after Ada was born and left England forever. Four months later, he commemorated the parting in a poem that begins, "Is thy face like thy mother's my fair child! ADA! sole daughter of my house and heart?" He died in Greece when Ada was eight. Her mother remained bitter and promoted Ada's interest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella (name)
Ella is most often used as a feminine given name, but also occurs as a surname, especially in Australia. In Greek mythology, Ella (Greek: Ἕλλα) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele. The name may be a cognate with Hellas (Greek: Ἑλλάς), the Greek name for Greece, which said to have been originally the name of the region round Dodona. Another source indicates the name is a Norman version of the Germanic short name ''Alia'', which was short for a variety of German names with the element ''ali''-, meaning "other." It is also a common short name for names starting with ''El''-, such as Eleanor, Elizabeth, Elle, Ellen, Elaine, Ellie, or Eloise. The Hebrew word Ella (אלה) has two meanings: 1) A tree indigenous to the Middle East, of the pistachio family (''Pistacia terebinthus''). As written in Isaiah 6-13: "And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Ameh
Ada Ameh (15 May 1974 – 17 July 2022) was a Nigerian actress who spent more than two decades in the Nigerian movie industry and was most notable for her character as Anita in the 1996 movie titled '' Domitilla'' and as Emu Johnson in the award-winning Nigerian television series titled '' The Johnsons''. Ameh in ''The Johnsons'' television series featured alongside other Nollywood actors such as Charles Inojie, Chinedu Ikedieze, and Olumide Oworu. Early life and education Ameh, although a native of Idoma in Benue State, she was born and raised in Ajegunle in Lagos State, a south-western geographical part of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the Yoruba-speaking people of Nigeria. Ameh received both primary and secondary education in Lagos State but would eventually quit school at age 14, the same age she gave birth to her daughter. Career In 1995, Ameh officially became part of the Nigerian movie industry Nollywood and received her first movie role in 1996, where she played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Albrecht
Ada Albrecht is an Argentine author, translator of Hindu books of religion and philosophy, professor, music composer and poet. Life She is also the founder of the Hastinapura Worldwide Association, created in 1981. She wrote about 30 books on topics of spirituality, pedagogy, universal mysticism, including stories and books for children. She has also translated a large number of Hindu philosophy texts into Spanish, mainly about Advaita Vedanta ''Advaita Vedanta'' (; sa, अद्वैत वेदान्त, ) is a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience, and the oldest extant tradition of the orthodox Hindu school Vedānta. The term ''Advaita'' ( .... Ada Albrecht teaches and fosters harmony among religions, the practice of prayer and meditation, the study of universal mystical doctrines and the cultivation of sacred music as means of approaching God. Literary works * Adiós a mi Rayi, Buenos Aires, Editorial Hastinapura, 2004, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Adler
Ada Sara Adler (1878–1946) was a Danish classical scholar and librarian. She is best known for her critical edition of the Byzantine encyclopedia ''Suda'' (5 vols., 1928–38), which still provides the standard text. Biography Adler was born on 18 February 1878, the daughter of Bertel David Adler and Elise Johanne, née Fraenckel. Her family was of high social standing and well-connected. Her grandfather, David Baruch Adler, was a wealthy banker and politician. Her aunt, Ellen Adler Bohr, was the mother of Niels Bohr and Harald Bohr. Through the Bohrs, she was also related to Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin. Adler's early education was at Miss Steenberg's School and then N. Zahle's School, where she studied Ancient Greek under Anders Bjørn Drachmann beginning in 1893. She then went to the University of Copenhagen, where she continued to study Greek and comparative religion with Drachmann and also Professor Vilhelm Thomsen. In 1906, she completed her master's thesis on ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Adini
Ada Adini (1855 – February 1924) was an American operatic soprano who had an active international career from 1876 up into the first decade of the 20th century. She possessed a large, expressive voice which enabled her to sing a broad range of roles that extended from the coloratura soprano repertoire to dramatic soprano parts. She made five recordings with Fonotipia Records in Paris in 1905. Life and career Born Adele Chapman in Boston, Adini studied singing with Giovanni Sbriglia and Pauline Viardot in Paris. She married the Spanish tenor Antonio Aramburo while studying in Paris. She made her professional opera debut in 1876 at the opera house in Varese, Italy in the title role of Giacomo Meyerbeer's ''Dinorah''. She was then active with the Mapleson Company in New York City, making her debut with the company in 1879 as Gilda in Giuseppe Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' at the Academy of Music with Aramburo as the Duke of Mantua. She was later heard with the company as Leonora in Verdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada, Countess Of Atholl
Ada, Countess of Atholl (c. 1221–25 December 1266), was the daughter and heir of Forbhlaith, Countess of Atholl and her husband, David de Hastings. Ada's mother, Forbhlaith, was herself heir of the highland mormaerdom of Atholl, Scotland. Ada was Countess of Atholl suo jure, she held the title in her own right, and not through her husband. She inherited the title from her mother, who was also suo jure Countess of Atholl. Upon her death the title went to her son, David of Strathbogie. David was the first of the Earls of Atholl to be named Strathbogie. David's father John was able to use the title of Earl but held it only by right of his wife, Ada, he was jure uxoris Earl of Atholl, as Ada's father had been. Ada's husband, John de Strathbogie, was the son of David of Strathbogie and grandson of Duncan II, Earl of Fife. Together they were the progenitors of the Strathbogie dynasty of Atholl Earls, beginning with their son David of Strathbogie, 8th Earl of Atholl.Burke's Pee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada, Countess Of Holland
Ada ( – 1234/37) was Countess of Holland between 1203 and 1207, ruling jointly with her husband, Louis II of Loon. She was deposed and exiled by her paternal uncle, William I.Marion van Bussel,Ada van Hollandin Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland, 13/01/2014 (in Dutch) Family Ada was the only surviving daughter of Count Dirk VII of Holland and his wife Adelaide of Cleves. She succeeded her father but immediately had to deal with her uncle William, who claimed Holland for his own. Ada married Count Louis II of Loon to strengthen her position. She was in such a hurry, that she married even before her father was buried, which caused a scandal. in Inghist (English) These events led to the outbreak of the |
Ada Of Holland, Margravine Of Brandenburg
Ada of Holland ( – after 1205) was the margravine of Brandenburg from 1175 to 1205. Life Ada was the daughter of Count Floris III of Holland and his wife Ada of Huntingdon. She was the sister of Counts Dirk VII and William I of Holland. Around 1175, while still young, Ada married Otto I of Brandenburg, becoming Margravine of Brandenburg.''Europäische Stammtafeln'', vol I, 2, p. 183 This was Otto's second marriage. He had been married to Judith of Poland. Otto already had two sons from his marriage to Judith, Otto (who later succeeded his father as Margrave of Brandenburg) in 1149, and Henry (who inherited the Counties of Tangermünde and Gardelegen) in 1150. Ada and Otto had a son named Albert who would succeed his half-brother Otto II as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1205. In 1184, Otto I founded a nunnery at Arendsee and in the founding charter, Ada appears along with Otto's three sons, giving assent to the foundation. Otto I died in the same year and was succeeded by Otto II, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Of Huntingdon
Ada of Scotland (died after 1206), also known as Ada of Huntingdon, was a member of the Scottish royal house who became Countess of Holland by marriage to Floris III, Count of Holland. Life Ada was born in Scotland, the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon (1114–1152) and Ada de Warenne (died ). Henry was the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, and Ada's siblings include the Scottish kings Malcolm IV, William the Lion, and David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon. Countess of Holland In 1162 she was asked for her hand in marriage to Floris III, Count of Holland (–1190) by the Abbot of Egmond, Holland. Together, the Abbot and Ada traveled back to Holland, where the wedding ceremony occurred, probably in Egmond, on 28 August 1162. Ada received the County of Ross in the Scottish Highlands as a wedding gift. Ada was not actively involved in the governance of the County of Holland but was occasionally mentioned in documents. Floris, her husband was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada De Warenne
Ada de Warenne (or Adeline de Varenne) ( 1120 – 1178) was the Anglo-Norman wife of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria and Earl of Huntingdon. She was the daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey by Elizabeth of Vermandois, and a great-granddaughter of Henry I of France. She was the mother of Malcolm IV and William I of Scotland. Life Ada and Henry were married in England in 1139. As part of her marriage settlement, the new Countess Ada was granted the privileges of Haddington, amongst others in East Lothian. Previously the seat of a thanage Haddington is said to be the first Royal burgh in Scotland, created by Countess Ada's father-in-law, David I of Scotland, who held it along with the church and a mill.Miller, James, ''The Lamp of Lothian'', Haddington, 1900: 2 In close succession both her husband and King David died, in 1152 and 1153 respectively. Following the death of Henry, who was buried at Kelso Abbey, King David arranged for his grandson to succeed hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Gospels
The Ada Gospels (Trier, Stadtbibliothek, Codex 22) is a late eighth century or early ninth century Carolingian gospel book in the Stadtbibliothek, Trier, Germany. The manuscript contains a dedication to Charlemagne's sister Ada, from where it gets its name. The manuscript is written on vellum in Carolingian minuscule. It measures 14.5 by 9.625 inches. The ''Ada Gospels'' are one of a group of manuscript illuminations by a circle of scriptoria that represent what modern scholars call the "Ada School". Other products of the Ada School include the Soissons Gospels, Harley Golden Gospels, Godescalc Evangelistary and the Lorsch Gospels; ten manuscripts in total are usually recognised. The manuscript is illuminated. Its illuminations include an elaborate initial page for the Gospel of Matthew and portraits of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The illuminations show Insular, Italian and Byzantine influences. The Evangelist portraits show a firm grasp of Classical style typical of the Carolingian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
