Ada is a feminine given name. One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning "

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Adeline Adeline may refer to: People *Adeline (given name) *Yves-Marie Adeline (born 1960), French Catholic writer Places *Adeline, Illinois, village in Maryland Township, Ogle County, Illinois, US Arts and entertainment *Adeline Records, recording lab ...

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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

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People. Its equivalent for "first son" in the same clan is ''Tahitii'' and ''Okpara'' across all

ethnic group in

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. The Igbo people are one of the largest

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. Ada means "island" in Turkish, and it was the 35th most popular girls' name in Turkey in 2016. Finally, the name occurs in Greek mythology and was in use in Ancient Greece. The name has seen a slight increase in popularity in the

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in recent years, where it was the 184th most common name given to baby girls born there in 2020. It had been among the top 100 names for girls in the United States between 1880 and 1912 and remained in the top 1,000 names for girls until 1985. It first reappeared among the top 1,000 names for girls in 2004, after a 19-year absence. Finnish variant Aada was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2020. The name is also commonly used in

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, where it was the 10th most popular name for girls born in 2020. It ranked 28th for girls born in Turkey in 2020, ranked 38th for girls born in England and Wales in 2020, ranked 45th for girls born in Ireland in 2020, ranked 47th for girls born in Scotland in 2020, ranked 78th for girls born in Northern Ireland in 2020, ranked 81st for girls born in Poland in 2020, ranked 177th for girls born in Italy in 2020 and ranked 355th for girls in The Netherlands in 2020. Its increase in popularity has been attributed to the popularity of other "simple, old-fashioned names beginning with a vowel" such as Ava and Ella. Some of its popularity might also be attributed to Ada, Countess of Lovelace, the daughter of

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, who has been called the first computer programmer by some historians.

Ada Ada may refer to: Places Africa * Ada Foah, a town in Ghana * Ada (Ghana parliament constituency) * Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria Asia * Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, ...

, a computer programing language, was named in her honor. St. Ada was also the name of an early saint and of several medieval queens and princesses.

Notable people

Given name

Ada of Caria Ada of Caria ( grc, Ἄδα) (fl. 377 – 326 BC)377 BC is the date of her father's death: was a member of the House of Hecatomnus (the Hecatomnids) and ruler of Caria during the mid-4th century BC, first as Persian Satrap and later as Queen un ...

(fl. 377–326 BC), satrap deposed by her brother Idrieus and restored by Alexander the Great * St. Ada, 7th-century French abbess * Ada or Adelais, 8th-century sister of Charlemagne, for whom the

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 ge ...

at Trier were produced *

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, an ...

(1120–1178), Anglo-Norman wife of Henry of Scotland, Countess of Northumbria and Huntingdon *

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 Hunt ...

(1146–1206), Scottish noblewoman, Countess of Holland by marriage *

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. Ar ...

(c. 1163 – 1205), daughter of Floris III, Count of Holland and his wife Ada of Huntingdon *

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 N ...

(1188–1223), Countess of Holland between 1203 and 1207 *

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. Ad ...

(died 1264) *

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 ...

(1855–1924), American operatic soprano who had an active international career from 1876 *

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 ...

(1878–1946), Danish classical scholar and librarian *

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 o ...

, Argentinian author *

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 aw ...

(1974–2022), Nigerian actress *

Ada Bakker Ada Bakker (born 8 April 1948) is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. During her career Bakker played in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, namely the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Ope ...

(born 1948), Dutch tennis player * Ada Ellen Bayly (1857–1903), English novelist * Ada Kouri Barreto (1917–2005), eminent cardiologist *

Ada Beveridge Ada Beveridge Order of the British Empire, MBE, ''née'' Beardmore (15 February 1875 – 20 January 1964) was an Australian Country Women's Association leader. Born at Townsville in Queensland to commission agent Frederick Joshua Wathen Beardm ...

(1875–1964), Australian Country Women's Association leader * Ada Blackjack, (1898–1983), Inuit woman who was a castaway for two years on Wrangel Island in northern Siberia * Ada Bolten (1903–1984), Dutch swimmer * Ada Booyens (born 1961), South African race walker * Ada Bromham (1880–1965), Australian feminist and temperance activist * Ada Brown (judge) (born 1974), American federal judge *

Ada Brown (singer) Ada Scott Brown (May 1, 1890 – March 30, 1950) was an American blues singer. She is best known for her recordings of "Ill Natural Blues", "Break o' Day Blues", and "Evil Mama Blues. Biography Brown was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. ...

(1890–1950), American blues singer * Ada Buffulini (1912-1991), Italian anti-fascist campaigner *

Ada Cambridge Ada Cambridge (21 November 1844 – 19 July 1926), later known as Ada Cross, was an English-born Australian writer. She wrote more than 25 works of fiction, three volumes of poetry and two autobiographical works.Cato (1989) p. v Many of her nov ...

(1844–1926), later known as Ada Cross, English writer *

Ada Carrasco Ada Carrasco (14 September 1912 – 5 April 1994) was a Mexican film and television actress. Early life Carrasco was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Honorato Carrasco, an engineer, and the opera star Ada Navarrete. Career Carrasco s ...

(1912–1994), Mexican film and television actress * Ada Cavendish (1839–1895), English actress known for her Shakesperean roles and for popularising the plays of Wilkie Collins in America *

Ada Nield Chew Ada Nield Chew (28 January 1870 – 27 December 1945) was a campaigning socialist and a British suffragist. Her name is on the plinth of Millicent Fawcett's statue in Parliament Square, London. Life Nield was born on a White Hall Farm, Talk ...

(1870–1945), British suffragist *

Ada Choi Ada Choi Siu-fan (; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, as an evil empress in the Chinese television series '' Empresses in the Palace'' (甄嬛傳), and to a lesser extent, for her film work. ...

(born 1973), Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television * Ada Clare (1834–1874), born Jane McElhenney, American actress, writer, and feminist * Ada Colau (born 1974), Spanish activist and Mayor of Barcelona * Ada Langworthy Collier (1843-1919), American writer *

Ada Comstock Ada Louise Comstock (December 11, 1876 – December 12, 1973) was an American women's education pioneer. She served as the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later as the first full-time president of Radcliffe College. Early ...

(1876–1973), American women's education pioneer * Ada Cornaro (1881–1961), prominent Argentine film and theatre actress, tango dancer and singer of the 1930s and 1940s *

Ada Crossley Ada Jemima Crossley (3 March 1871 – 17 October 1929) was an Australian contralto notable as the first Red Seal recording artist engaged in the US by the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1903. Born at Tarraville, Gippsland, Victoria, she was ...

(1874–1929), Australian singer *

Ada de la Cruz Ada Aimée De La Cruz Ramírez (born June 15, 1986, in Villa Mella) is a Dominican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2009. Biography her first came to fame as Miss Domi ...

(born 1986), Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and Miss Universe 2009 first runner-up *

Ada Deer Ada Deer (born 1935) is a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and a Native American advocate, scholar and civil servant. As an activist she opposed the federal termination of tribes from the 1950s following the bills led by Arthur ...

(born 1935), Native American advocate and scholar who served as head of the United States' Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1993 to 1997 * Ada Dietz (1882–1950), American weaver best known for her 1949 monograph ''Algebraic Expressions in Handwoven Textiles'' *

Ada Dondini Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. She was born in Cosenza, Italy and died in Chieti, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * '' Just ...

(1883–1958), Italian film actress * Ada Constance Duncan (1896–1970), Australian welfare activist * Ada Dyas (1843–1908), Irish actress *

Ada Ehi Ada Ogochukwu Ehi (born 18 September 1987), also simply known by her stage name Ada, is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter, recording and performing artist. She started her musical career at the age of 10 as a backup singer for child star Tos ...

(born 1987), Nigerian gospel singer * Ada María Elflein (1880–1919), Argentine poet, columnist, translator, feminist and teacher * Ada English (1875–1944), Irish revolutionary politician and psychiatrist *

Ada Evans Ada Emily Evans (17 May 1872 – 27 December 1947), was an Australian lawyer and the first female law graduate in Australia. Early life Evans was born in Wanstead, England (then a town in Essex county, now a north-eastern suburb of London), ...

(1872–1947), Australian lawyer, was the first female law graduate in Australia * Ada and Minna Everleigh, sisters who operated the Everleigh Club, a high-priced brothel in the Levee District of Chicago after 1900 * Ada Falcón (1905–2002), Argentine tango dancer, singer and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s * Ada Feinberg-Sireni (born 1930), Israeli politician * Ada Ferrer (born 1962), American historian *

Ada Fisher Ada M. Fisher (October 21, 1947 – October 7, 2022) was an American physician from Salisbury, North Carolina, and a frequent Republican candidate for office. She challenged incumbent Mel Watt in North Carolina's 12th Congressional district ...

(1947-2022), American retired physician and frequent Republican candidate for office *

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (February 8, 1924 – October 18, 1995) was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma. She applied for admission into the University of Oklahoma law school in order to challenge the state's segregation la ...

(1924–1995), key figure in the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma *

Ada Gabrielyan Ada Gabrielyan (born November 4, 1941) is an Armenian art teacher and painter. Life Gabrielyan was born in Gyumri. Born in 1941 in the Leninakan family of musicians. She graduated in 1965 from the Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theate ...

(born 1941), Armenian painter * Ada Sawyer Garrett (born 1856), Chicago socialite of the late 19th century *

Ada Gentile Ada Gentile (born 26 July 1947) is an Italian pianist and composer. Life Ada Gentile was born in Avezzano and attended the Conservatorio di St. Cecilia in Rome, graduating in piano and composition. She then completed a graduate degree at the Accad ...

(born 1947), Italian pianist and composer * Ada Gilmore (1883–1955), American watercolorist and printmaker *

Ada Gobetti Ada Gobetti (1902 – 1968) was an Italian teacher, journalist and anti-fascist leader. She was born Ada Prospero and later remarried to become Ada Marchesini. Biography With her husband Piero Gobetti she contributed to several antifascist ma ...

(1902–1968), Italian journalist and politician * Ada den Haan (born 1941), Dutch swimmer *

Ada R. Habershon Ada Ruth Habershon (8 January 1861-1918) was an English Christian hymnist, best known for her 1907 gospel song "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" for which the tune was composed by Charles H. Gabriel. Biography Ada R. Habershon was born in Maryle ...

(1861–1918), Christian hymnist, known for her 1907 hymn "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" *

Ada Hegerberg Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Norway national team. Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international l ...

, Norwegian football striker *

Ada Howard Ada Lydia Howard (December 19, 1829 - March 3, 1907) was the first president of Wellesley College. She received a postgraduate education under private teachers and went on to teach at Western College, Ohio from 1861-62. She was also the pri ...

(1829–1907), the first president of Wellesley College *

Ada Verdun Howell Ada Verdun Howell (19 July 1902 – 1981) was an Australian writer and poet. Born in Beaufort, Victoria, on her father's sheep property, she was educated at Ruyton Girls' School. Her sister was the artist Valma Howell. She lived in New Yo ...

(1902–1981), Australian author and poet * Ada Louise Huxtable (1921–2013), architecture critic and writer on architecture * Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz (born 1943), professor emerita of ethics and theology at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey * Ada Itúrrez de Cappellini, Argentine politician * Ada J. Graves (1870–1918), British children's writer * Ada James (1876–1952), suffragist, social worker, and reformer *

Ada Jones Ada Jane Jones (June 1, 1873 – May 2, 1922) was an English-American popular singer who made her first recordings in 1893 on Edison cylinders. She is among the earliest female singers to be recorded. Biography She was born in Lancashire, UK, ...

(1873–1922), popular mezzo-soprano who recorded from 1905 to the early 1920s *

Ada Karmi-Melamede Ada Karmi-Melamede ( he, עדה כרמי-מלמד; born 1936) is a noted Israeli architect. Biography Karmi-Melamede was born on December 24, 1936, in Tel Aviv, in Mandate Palestine (now Israel). She studied at the Architectural Association S ...

(born 1936), Israeli architect *

Ada Katz Ada Katz (born May 30, 1928 in the Bronx, New York) is the wife and model of Alex Katz. Perhaps best known for appearing in over 1000 of her husband's paintings including '' Black Dress'' (1960), Katz was also a Biologist at Sloan Kettering, as w ...

(born 1928), wife and model of Alex Katz *

Ada Kepley Ada Harriet Miser Kepley (February 11, 1847 – June 13, 1925) was the first American woman to graduate from law school. She graduated in 1870 with a law degree, from what is today Northwestern University School of Law. At that time, she was pro ...

(1847–1925), the first American woman to graduate from law school * Ada van Keulen (1920–2010), Dutch World War II resistance member * Ada Copeland King, the common law wife of American geologist Clarence King *

Ada King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness Wentworth Ada Mary King-Milbanke, 14th Baroness Wentworth (26 February 1871 – 18 June 1917) was a British peer. King-Milbanke was the only child of Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, Byron's grandson and his first wife, Fanny/Fannie Heriot (daug ...

(1871–1917), British peeress *

Ada Kok Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen ...

(born 1947), Dutch swimmer * Ada Kramm (1899–1981), Norwegian stage and film actress * Ada Kuchařová (born 1958), Czechoslovakian orienteering competitor * Ada Annie Lawson or Cougar Annie (1888–1985), pioneer who settled on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada * Ada Lee, jazz, blues, gospel and soul music singer from Springfield, Ohio since the late 1950s *

Ada Leverson Ada Esther Leverson (née Beddington; 10 October 1862 – 30 August 1933) was a British writer who is known for her friendship with Oscar Wilde and for her work as a witty novelist of the fin-de-siècle. Family Leverson was born into a Jewish ...

(1862–1933), British writer who is now known primarily for her work as a novelist *

Ada Limón Ada may refer to: Places Africa * Ada Foah, a town in Ghana * Ada (Ghana parliament constituency) * Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria Asia * Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, Tu ...

(born 1976), American poet * Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, English writer, programmed Charles Babbage's mechanical computer, the analytical engine * Ada Lundver (1942–2011), Estonian actress and singer * Ada Mackenzie (1891–1973), Canadian golfer *

Ada Maddison Ada Isabel Maddison (1869 – 1950) was a British mathematician best known for her work on differential equations. Education Isabel Maddison entered University College in Cardiff in 1885. She was awarded a Clothworker's Guild Scholarship to s ...

(1869–1950), British mathematician best known for her work on differential equations *

Ada Maddocks Ada Maddocks (22 September 1927–7 March 2007) was a British trade union official. Born in Felixstowe, Maddocks grew up in Walthamstow and was educated at Walthamstow High School before working in a laboratory for the Co-operative Wholesa ...

(1927–2007), British trade union official * Ada Madssen (1917–2009), Norwegian sculptor *

Ada Maimon Ada Maimon ( he, עדה מימון, born Ada Fishman on 8 October 1893, died 10 October 1973) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1949 and 1955. Biography Born in Mărculești in Bessarabia Governora ...

(born 1893), Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1949 and 1955 *

Ada Maris Ada Maris (born June 13, 1957) is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms ''Nurses'' and ''The Brothers Garcia''. Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. Her college education came at Boston University and UCL ...

(born 1957), Mexican-American actress * Ada Marshania, ethnic Abkhaz and the Deputy of Supreme Council of the de jure Government of Abkhazia in exile since July 2006 * Ada Maza (born 1951), Argentine Justicialist Party politician * Ada Menken or Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868), American actress, painter and poet * Ada Milby (born 1983), Filipino rugby player * Ada Miller or Corín Tellado (1927–2009), prolific Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels * Ada Moldovan or Adriana Moldovan (born 1983), Romanian handball player * Ada Andy Napaltjarri (born 1954), Warlpiri and Luritja speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region * Ada Negri (1870–1945), Italian poet and writer * Ada Nicodemou (born 1977), Australian-born Greek-Cypriot actress, played Leah Patterson-Baker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' *

Ada Norris Dame Ada May Norris, DBE, CMG (''née'' Bickford; 28 July 1901–10 July 1989) was an Australian women's rights activist and community worker. She founded the UNAA National Status of Women Network in 1974 and served as President of Australia' ...

, DCMG, DBE (1901–1989), Australian women's rights activist and community worker * Ada M. Oredigger, pen name of Karl Emil Nygard (1906–1984), American Communist politician and first Communist mayor in the United States *

Ada Palmer Ada Palmer (born June 9, 1981) is an American historian and writer and winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her first novel ''Too Like the Lightning'' was published in May 2016. The work has been well received by criti ...

(born 1981), American writer *

Ada Paterson Ada Gertrude Paterson (6 June 1880 – 26 August 1937) was a New Zealand school doctor, child health administrator and community worker. Early life and education Paterson was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1880. She graduated from the U ...

(1880–1937), New Zealand school doctor, child health administrator and community worker * Ada Patterson (1867–1939), American print journalist *

Ada Perkins Ada Cecille Perkins Flores (7 September 1959 – 24 May 1980) was a Puerto Rican beauty queen who represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 1978 pageant. In 1980, Puerto Rico was moved by the media news coverage of her death which resulted ...

(1959–1980), Puerto Rican beauty queen and contestant in the 1978 Miss Universe beauty pageant * Ada Pilgrim (1867–1965), New Zealand healer * Ada Polak (née Andrea Buch) (1914–2010), Norwegian art historian *

Ada Pometti Ada Pometti (born 13 May 1955) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born Nunzia Agata Pometti in Catania, Sicily, she graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and she worked at the Teatro ...

(born 1955), Italian actress * Ada Reeve (1874–1966), English actress of both stage and film * Ada Rehan (1859–1916), American actress * Ada Roach, American musical comedy actress * Ada Roe (1858–1970), British supercentenarian * Ada Rook, Canadian musician *

Ada Dwyer Russell Ada Dwyer Russell (1863–1952) was an American actress who performed on stage in Broadway and London and became the muse to her poet lover Amy Lowell. Brief biography Dwyer was born in 1863 to a recently baptized Mormon Salt Lake City bookkeep ...

(1863–1952), Mormon stage actress * Ada Sari (1886–1968), Polish opera singer, actress, and educator * Ada Lewis Sawyer (1892–1985), American lawyer * Ada Holly Shissler, Associate Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish History at the University of Chicago * Ada Škerl (1924 - 2009), Slovene poet, writer and translator * Ada Smith (born 1945), New York State Senator from 1989 to 2006 * Ada "Bricktop" Smith (1894–1984), African-American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper * Ada Svedin (1900–1975), German actress * Ada Svetlova, Latvian singer, mezzo-soprano, performer of classical and ethnic repertoire *

Ada Josephine Todd Ada Josephine Todd (also known as Adah J. Todd; June 16, 1858 – October 27, 1904) was an American author and educator. Early life and education Ada (or, "Adah") Josephine Todd was born in Redding, Connecticut, June 16, 1858. Her parents were S ...

(1858-1904), American author and educator *

Ada Udechukwu Ada Udechukwu (born 1960) is a Nigerian artist and poet associated with the Nsukka group. Biography Born in the city of Enugu, Nigeria, Udechukwu is the daughter of an Igbo father and an American mother. When the Eastern part of Nigeria attempt ...

(born 1960), Nigerian artist and poet associated with the Nsukka group * Ada Mae Vaughn (1905–1943), movie actress *

Ada Vélez Ada "Ace" Vélez (born September 15, 1969) is a Puerto Rican female professional boxer from Dania Beach, Florida who lives in Miami. Vélez was brought into boxing by former women's boxing world champion Bonnie Canino. After a successful undefe ...

(born 1970), Puerto Rican female professional boxer * Ada Vojtsik, Russian actress *

Ada Overton Walker Aida Overton Walker (February 14, 1880 – October 11, 1914), also billed as Ada Overton Walker and as "The Queen of the Cakewalk", was an American vaudeville performer, actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, and wife of vaudevillian George W ...

(1880–1914), African-American vaudeville performer and wife of George Walker * Ada Ward, English actress and singer who became a star in Australia in the 1870s, and later worked in the United States *

Ada Wells Ada Wells (née Pike, 29 April 1863 – 22 March 1933) was a feminist and social worker in New Zealand. Biography Ada Pike was born near Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England. Her parents emigrated to New Zealand with their four gir ...

née Pike (1863–1933), feminist and social worker in New Zealand * Ada Williams (actress) (1913–1975), American film actress * Ada Williams (baby farmer) (1875–1900), baby farmer convicted of killing 21-month-old Selina Ellen Jones in London * Ada Clendenin Williamson (1880–1958), American book illustrator *

Ada Yonath Ada E. Yonath ( he, עדה יונת, ; born 22 June 1939) is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of ribosomes. She is the current director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular ...

(born 1939), Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome

Middle name

* Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown) (1861–1958), British author, social reformer, and Mayor of Cambridge in 1932 *

Mary Ada Pickford Mary Ada Pickford, (5 July 1884 – 6 March 1934) was an English politician, industrialist and historian. After working to support the Conservative Party over several years, she was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1931, and specialised in I ...

CBE (1884–1934), British politician, industrialist and historian * Florence Ada Mary Lamb Polson (1877–1941), New Zealand rural women's advocate * Caroline Ada Seville (1874–1955), New Zealand nurse, hospital matron and community leader

Surnames

* Alma Flor Ada (born 1938), Cuban-American author of children's books, poetry and novels * Francisco Ada (1934–2010), Northern Mariana Islands politician * Gordon Ada (1922–2012), Australian microbiologist * Jacquette Ada (born 1991), Cameroonian footballer *

Joseph Franklin Ada Joseph Franklin Ada (born December 3, 1943), better known as Joseph F. Ada, is an American (U.S. citizen) politician who served as the 5th Governor of Guam from 1987 to 1995. Before his accession to the governorship, Ada previously served as the 3 ...

(born 1943), American politician *

Kawa Ada Kawa Ada (born June 12, 1982) is an Afghan-Canadian actor, writer and producer. He distinguished himself as a stage actor on Broadway and in Toronto before pursuing a career as a film and television actor and a writer. He is also a dancer, a ch ...

(born 1982), Canadian actor, writer and producer * Marie-Noëlle Ada (born 1990), beauty queen, Miss Gabon 2012 * Patrick Ada (born 1985), Cameroonian footballer

Fictional characters

*Ada, in the video game '' Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness'' *Ada, an android in the comic book series '' Alex + Ada'' * Ada, character in 1991 movie Armour of God II: Operation Condor * Ada Clare, character in Charles Dickens' novel ''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...

'' *Ada Clover, a non-playable character in the ''

BlazBlue ''BlazBlue'' is a fighting video game series developed and published in Japan by Arc System Works, and later localized in North America by Aksys Games and in Europe by Zen United. An anime adaptation aired in Autumn 2013. The series has sold 1. ...

'' video game series *Ada McGrath, protagonist of the 1993 film ''

The Piano ''The Piano'' is a 1993 historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role, the film focuses on a Elective mutism, mute Scott ...

'' * Ada Mesmer, a survivor in the video game '' Identity V'' * Ada Monroe, character in

Charles Frazier Charles Frazier (born November 4, 1950) is an American novelist. He won the 1997 National Book Award for Fiction for '' Cold Mountain''. Biography Early life Frazier was born in Asheville, North Carolina, grew up in Andrews and Franklin, North ...

’s novel '' Cold Mountain'' *Ada Shufflebotham or Sidebottom, in the TV show

Cissie and Ada Cissie and Ada, in full Cissie Braithwaite and Ada Shufflebotham (or Sidebottom),Ada's surname is recorded both as Sidebottom and as Shufflebotham in various sources. ''The Guardian'' records it as Shufflebotham in "The Guide: Hard as Males" (9 ...

* Ada Thorne (née Shelby) in BBC TV drama ''Peaky Blinders'' *Ada Vessalius, in the animé ''

Pandora Hearts ''Pandora Hearts'' (stylized as ''PandoraHearts'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' from May 2006 to March 2015, with its ...

'' *Ada Vinelander, character in the novel '' Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle'' by Vladimir Nabokov *

Ada Wong is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. She was first introduced as a supporting character in ''Resident Evil 2'' (1998), and became a playable charac ...

, in ''Resident Evil'' video games * Ada-1, a non-playable robot vendor in the video game ''

Destiny 2 ''Destiny 2'' is a free-to-play online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. It was originally released as a pay to play game in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. It became free-to-play, utilizing th ...

''. * ADA, a character in the video game ''

Ingress Ingress may refer to: Science and technology * Ingress (signal leakage), the passage of an outside signal into a coaxial cable * Ingress filtering, a computer network packet filtering technique * Ingress protection rating, a protection level that ...

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