Ada  has been used in England since the 1800, but I believe originated from Germany.

Ada: Island in english

I like Çiğdem, Sıla, Ebru, Beyza, Naz for girls & Tayfun for boys...

Anyone heard a girl name "Simla" before?

 I dint know about ElaA friend of mine called me Ela..and I remember, long time ago, when I was 10, one of my uncle called me Ela (from Elena)

 few months ago I have heard someone said "my new born daughter`s name will be Ada, because she will be the island of my heart - kalbimin adasi - I think is very romantic

Yes it´s turkish for hazel (like the eye color) in english. İ really like it. Ela for Elena, that´s cute! the most creative nickname i get is Cat.. for Catherine

I definitely recommend ALPHA, as the upcoming Turkish name for intelligent boys of the next century.  

Both Ada and Ela function in Polish as short versions of Adrianna and Elżbieta respectively. There is a common girl´s name in Ireland - Ella.

I love the fact that Turkish names mean something and they come from common nouns. Most of them sound really nice so I wouldn´t be able to list my favourite ones. I guess Tarık and Arda for boys would be my choice and Elif and Esra for girls

Tarık: Morning Sun 

Arda: Prince or commander 

Elif (i looove this name, im turk and i think this name is so elegant) : Very beautiful shining girl, 

Esra: faster, like a jack-in-the-box

the turkish best boy name : volkan,hakan,gökhan,emre

girl name : ilayda,merve,ceren,gizem

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And ofcourse I have to put my Jewish two cents in (oh wait, I have to meet the stereotype and just put one cent in). Ada is a name that is present in many cultures. In the African culture it has something to do with daughter (not sure, just google it ) and in Hebrew Ada means something like beautiful, or something that makes other things beautiful. My aunt was called Ada ... She wasn´t Jewish or African though

And what was the name mentioned before... Türksel... is that seriously a name? no right... must be a joke...