Ada

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.4 References 1.5 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal-"noble", such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Ada

Plural -

Ada

1. A female given name
2. A programming language.

[edit] References

Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges:A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.2001

[edit] See also

• wikipedia:Ada programming language
• wikibooks:Ada Programming

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Ada

1. (rare) A female given name