Aida

nounproper nounattested in dialogue

Synonym of Aida cloth.

noun

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Synonym of Aida cloth.

proper noun

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A female given name from Italian in quiet use since the 1870s.
Her name was Aida, like the opera, and I said I’d heard it meant happy in Italian. More laughter. Oh, I always live up to it.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Aida, made famous by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in 1871.

Forms

plural: Aidas

AI · Initialism of artificial intelligence. A specific artificial…aid · Help; assistance; succor, relief.aida · Synonym of Aida cloth.

Aida · Synonym of Aida cloth.

Aidan · A male given name from Irish.aide · An assistant.Aiden · A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.

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