Ida
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- //ˈaɪdə//
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
"Ida!!!" "It is not a common, but an ancient name in Greece", said the diako,"and was borne by the wife of Lycastus and the mother of the Cretan Minos." Osmyn blushed to have been over-heard, and suffered his heart alone to repeat again the sweet and simple name of "Ida".
That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name recovered a little dignity
"Ida" - the name was magical to me. In whispers, in the dark. Beneath bedcovers. Forehead pressed to a windowpane coated with frost. "Ida". What a strange, beautiful name: I could not say it often enough: it was easy to confuse "Ida" with "I" - - -
Etymology
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.
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A surname.
Etymology
Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”). * Matronymic surname from the female given name Ida.
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Either of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
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A river in eastern Slovakia.
Etymology
Borrowed from Slovak Ida.
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A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Etymology
From Sanskrit इडा (iḍā).
Forms
- plural
- Idas
Ida · A female given name from the Germanic languages.
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