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Posted by Fyfe (Member # 937) on :

Which name is a better and more reassuring name: Julian or Ada?

(Just in case you're wondering, Julian is after Julian of Norwich, the "All will be well, and all will be well, and every manner of thing will be well" fourteenth century mystic who wrote Showings which everyone should read. Ada is after Ada Leverson, Oscar Wilde's very cool friend whom he called the Sphinx and she and her husband went bail for him.)

Jen

Posted by unicornwhisperer (Member # 294) on :

Ada means father in Elvish [Wink]

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Um, is this a name for a guy or a gal?

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

Julian.

He was the sensible one in The Famous Five

[Smile]

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

Ada is the middle name of a very close friend (female), so that's where my vote goes.

Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :

I already told you, and you know my opinion counts infinitely more than anyone else's ( [Wink]

):

Ada reminds me of aphids, and is not to be trusted. Julian is much more comforting. I would pour my heart out to Julian, but not to Ada. Think of the crises that you (Julian) could avert!

Posted by Fyfe (Member # 937) on :

Let me put it this way: If you were sitting on the side of the road sobbing, would you rather have a woman called Julian stop to help you, or a woman called Ada?

Jen

Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :

Julian makes me think of Julian Lennon. So if it's gonna be a women, then, Ada.

Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :

I have a great Aunt named Ada--so Ada gets my vote.

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

If it was a woman, I'd rather she be named Ada than Julian, but Juliet before either.

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

Ada or Julia for a woman.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

Ada for this example

Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :

Julian is a boy's name. Julie, Julia, Julianne, and Juliette are all female versions I've heard. (That's what my vote would be, but I'm a bit biased, what with being a Julia who goes by Julie.)

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Yeah, I would not name a girl Julian, because it would cause gender-confusion at school, church, wherever. Ada is pretty but... very old fashioned. If you're okay with that, then I'm okay with that. [Smile]

Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :

My vote goes to Ada because I am old-fashioned so it would seem immensly cool to me. But then, I am somewhat weird ...

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Ada sounds like a nice girl's name.

Julian sounds like a girly boy's name.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Ada. Very reassuring. Like the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nicely palindromic.

Julian is a good name for an evil magician or closet Satanist.

Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :

I think the name Julian sounds great, very powerful but in a calm or gentle way. Not sure why I think that. It's probably based on a book I read.

My name is Julie, I think of that as a more frivolous name. Maybe that's why I like Julian, it's longer, so I think of it as a weightier name.

Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :

Theaca, off topic, but what do you think of Julia as opposed to Julie? My daughter's name is Julia.

Julian sounds too masculine to me. I think Ada is old fashioned but I love old fashioned names so that one gets my vote.

Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :

I was almost named Marion Ada after my grandmothers. I would vote Ada for a woman as well. I've only known of a male Julian. Julianne would be the feminine version to me, and that could work, but it seems like a prettier, flightier name than Ada, which to me says down-to-earth and reassuring.

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

quote:
Ada reminds me of aphids, and is not to be trusted.

. . .said Avadaru. [Taunt]

As for me, I like just about all the names derived from "Julius". Julian, Julia, Juliet, and so on. They're all nice names, in my opinion.

Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :

I'd say Ada, mostly because it's a palindrome. And I automatically associate the name with Ada in The Poisonwood Bible.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Mmm. I really liked that book. I like lots of Kingsolver's stuff,but that was my favorite.