Ado

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ado"

Estonian

Etymology

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

Related terms

• Aadu, Aado

Proper noun

Ado

1. a male given name

Italian

Proper noun

Ado m

1. a male given name

Anagrams

• oda

Old Saxon

Proper noun

Ado

1. a male given name

References

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈadɔ/

Proper noun

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

1. a diminutive of the male given name Adam

Declension

Declension of Ado

	singular	plural
nominative	Ado	Adovia
genitive	Ada	Adov
dative	Adovi	Adom
accusative	Ada	Adov
locative	Adovi	Adoch
instrumental	Adom	Adami

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, 2024

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Edo Ẹdó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dó/

Proper noun

Àdó

1. Benin City (a city in Nigeria)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dó/

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

• IPA^(key): /à.dó/

Proper noun

Àdó

1. (Ekiti) a female given name