Ado

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Estonian

Etymology

Vernacular form of Aadam (Adam) and Aadolf (Adolph).

Proper noun

Ado

  1. a male given name

Italian

Proper noun

Ado m

  1. a male given name

Anagrams

Old Saxon

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Proper noun

Ado

  1. a male given name

References

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  1. Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 1.

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ado m pers (genitive singular Ada, nominative plural Adovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Adam

Declension

Further reading

  • Adam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Edo Ẹdó.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Àdó

  1. Benin City (a city in Nigeria)

Etymology 2

From a- (agent prefix) +‎ (to establish a human settlement), literally The place we settled.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Adó

  1. Ado Ekiti (a city in Nigeria)
    Synonym: Adó-Èkìtì

Etymology 3

Possibly from àdó (tiny gourd type for blowing or for storing ritual medicine)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Àdó

  1. (Ekiti) a female given name