Names like Ada
Ada is a two-syllable Germanic name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Ada.
Alda Germanic · from Germanic ald, old, noble; used since the Middle Ages in Italy and among Germanic peoples, later borne by Saint Alda
Eda Germanic · Of disputed origin: a Germanic short form of Edith or a name meaning wealth; also found independently in Turkish.
Emma Germanic · "whole, universal," from the old root ermen; it began a thousand years ago as a short form of longer Ermen- names and has stood alone ever since, worn by medieval queens and Austen's heroine alike. About as classic as a girl name can get
Ava Latin · traditionally linked to avis, "bird," though its root is debated: medieval Avas may have carried a Germanic name or a form of Eve, "life." Borne by a ninth-century saint and by the first named woman poet in German, and reborn as a sleek modern favorite
The same roots
Also Germanic names, from the tradition Ada comes from.
Amelia Germanic · traditionally "work," from the old root amal that also gives Amalia; long entangled with the unrelated Latin Emilia. An 18th-century royal favorite revived worldwide, a full classic that answers to Amy, Millie, and Mia
Golda Germanic · gold
Freda Germanic · peace; short form of Frieda/Winifred
Aubrey Germanic · from Alberic, "elf ruler"; originally masculine, now mostly feminine
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1890s, the same decade as Ada, on a similar curve.
Ina Germanic · modern short form of names ending in -ina
Alice Germanic · "of noble kind," from Adalheidis worn down through Old French Aalis; a medieval queen's name that Lewis Carroll sent down the rabbit hole into permanent storybook fame. The vintage revival returned it to the top tier across Europe and beyond
Erna Germanic · Feminine form of Ernest, from Old High German ernust, meaning serious, earnest, resolute.
Mathilda Germanic · A spelling variant of Matilda, from Old High German maht 'might' and hild 'battle'.
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