English
Etymology 1
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic ?d "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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ida
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1809 Sydney Owenson, Woman, or, Ida of Athens, p.127:
- "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".
1938, Greene, Graham, Brighton Rock, Compact Books, published 1993, ->ISBN, page 16:That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name recovered a little dignity
- 2002 Joyce Carol Oates, I'l Take You There, Fourth Estate 2003, ->ISBN, page 18:
- "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" - - -
Usage notes
- Fairly common given name in the 19th century, but rare in the English-speaking world today.
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek (Íd?).
Proper noun
Ida
- (Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
Derived terms
Further reading
Mount Ida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Ida
- A river in eastern Slovakia.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ida f
- A female given name, equivalent to German Ida.
Danish
Etymology
From German Ida.
Proper noun
Ida
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Popular in the 19th century and recently back in fashion.
- H.C. Andersen's Little Ida (see the quotation) was actually named Adelaide Brun.
References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 062 females with the given name Ida have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /'i.da:/
- Hyphenation: Ida
Proper noun
Ida f
- A female given name.
Faroese
Proper noun
Ida f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Ida: Iduson
- daughter of Ida: Idudóttir
Declension
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Nominative
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Ida
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Accusative
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Idu
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Dative
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Idu
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Genitive
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Idu
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German
Etymology
Name of early female saints, shortened from compound given names beginning with Germanic element Ida-, Idu-. The meaning is debated, possibly cognate with the Old Norse ið ("work"). Since its revival in the 19th century also used as a diminutive of Adelaide.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ida
- A female given name
Hungarian
Etymology
Of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): ['id?]
- Hyphenation: Ida
- Rhymes: -d?
Proper noun
Ida
- A female given name.
Declension
Italian
Proper noun
Ida ?
- A female given name, equivalent to German Ida.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek (Íd?).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
?da f sg (genitive ?dae); first declension
- A mountain of Crete, where Jupiter was hidden by his mother
- A mountain situated near Troy
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Related terms
References
Norwegian
Etymology
From German Ida. First recorded in Norway in 1660, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Proper noun
Ida
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Popular in the 19th century and once again today. The most common name of girls born in Norway in the 1990s.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ->ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 273 females with the given name Ida living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak around 1990. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ida f
- A female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ida f (genitive Idy, nominative plural Idy) declension pattern ?ena
- A female given name.
Declension
Further reading
- Ida in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Swedish
Etymology
From German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Proper noun
Ida c (genitive Idas)
- A female given name.
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ->ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ->ISBN: 48 005 females with the given name Ida living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.