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Ida
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Appendix:Variations of "ida"
English
Etymology 1
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.
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪdə/
en aɪdə 2
Proper noun
en female Germanic languages.
en 1809 Sydney Owenson Woman, or, Ida of Athens 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".
en 1938 w:Graham Greene Brighton Rock Compact Books 0749317256 1993 16 That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name recovered a little dignity
en 2002 w:Joyce Carol Oates I'l Take You There 18 Fourth Estate 2003 0007146442 "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
en Ide
Translations
female given name
Czech: cs Ida f
Danish: da Ida
Finnish: fi Iida
German: de Ida
Icelandic: is Ída f
Italian: it Ida f
Japanese: ja アイダ Aida
Korean: ko ^아이다
Norwegian: no Ida
Polish: pl Ida f
Portuguese: pt Ida f
Russian: ru И́да
Sicilian: scn Ida f
Swedish: sv Ida
Etymology 2
+ (surname)
Two possible origins:
Borrowed from en ja 井田 Ida rice paddy by the well.
Matronymic surname from the female given name en Ida.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ida is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Ida is most common among White (51.98%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (40.3%) individuals.
Further reading
Etymology 3
Mount +
From en grc Ἴδη.
Proper noun
en Greek mythology Either of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
Derived terms
en Ida County Ida Grove Idean Mount Ida
Etymology 4
en :bor sk:Ida + 1
Proper noun
en river in eastern c/Slovakia.
Etymology 5
From en sa इडा.
Proper noun
en female Sanskrit used in India.
See also
en Ida Bay etymologically related to one of these...
Anagrams
en adi Dia IAD Adi dia- -iad Dai DIA AID DAI dai aid
en surnames from Japanese surnames from matronymics
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
cs female de:Ida
Declension
f
Danish
Etymology
From da de Ida.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
da 1835 w:Hans Christian Andersen ls:da:Den lille Idas blomster<t:Little Ida's Flowers> "Mine stakkels blomster er ganske døde!" sagte den lille Ida. "My poor flowers, you are wither'd!" said little Ida.
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
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
nl /ˈi.daː/
nl Nl-Ida.ogg
nl Ida
Proper noun
f
nl female
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Iduson Idudóttir
Declension
Ida Idu Idu Idu
German
Etymology
Name of early female saints, shortened from compound given names beginning with de gem element Ida-, Idu-. The meaning is debated, possibly cognate with the Old Norse non ið work, or related to the goddess non Iðunn. Since its revival in the 19th century also used as a diminutive of de Adelaide.
Pronunciation
de De-Ida.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Hungarian
hu:
Etymology
Of hu gem origin. See de Ida.
Pronunciation
hu Ida
hu dɒ 2
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu female
Declension
Idá oIdá
hu 3-letter words
Igala
Pronunciation
igl /í.dá/
Proper noun
igl proper noun Ídá
igl city c/Nigeria Idah, the capital city of the igl Ígáláà people
igl historical the capital of the Igala Kingdom
Descendants
en Idah
Italian
Pronunciation
Ìda
Proper noun
f
it female de:Ida
Anagrams
it adi adì dai dia
Latin
Alternative forms
la Īdē
Etymology
la Īda :bor grc:Ἴδη + 1
Pronunciation
Īda
Proper noun
Īda<1>
A mountain of Crete, where Jupiter was hidden by his mother
A mountain situated near Troy
Declension
Īda<1>
Related terms
la Īdaeus
Descendants
en Ida
fr Ida Ide<q:archaic>
References
la Greece Mountains Turkey
Norwegian
Etymology
From no de Ida. First recorded in Norway in 1660, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no female
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, 82-521-4483-7
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.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From the same source as now obsolete nl ijd diligence, likely related to is iða to move restlessly, is ið fidgeting, is Iða female given name, ultimately from odt gem-pro *idōną. Compare also (masculine) ang Ida and Modern en Ida.
Proper noun
odt proper noun f Īda
odt female Ida
9th century , Evangeliarium van Munsterbilzen [Evangelistary of Munsterbilzen];
odt [...] odt Engilberga Engelbirga / Īda / Beātrīx [...] T[h]esi samanunga was edele unde scōna. [...] Engilberga, Ida, Beatrice [...] This community was noble and fair.
Declension
f 1 Īd
Descendants
dum Ide Ida Yde
nl Ida Ide
Further reading
nl https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_naa002198201_01/_naa002198201_01_0006.php Maurits Gysseling 1982 Naamkunde. Jaargang 14 Noordwesteuropese persoonsnaambestanddelen 95
fr https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_jaa033186801_01/_jaa033186801_01_0018.php 1868 Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5 Trois documents sur Wittem 454
Old English
Proper noun
m
ang male
Ida of Bernicia
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCXXXI Hēr wæs Ōsrīc ofsleġen, Norðanhymbra cyning, ⁊ feng Ċēolwulf to þām rīċe ⁊ heold VIII ġēr. ⁊ sē Ċēolwulf wæs Cūþing, Cūþa Cūðwining, Cūðwine Lēodwalding, Lēodwald Eċġwalding, Eċġwald Ealdhelming, Ealdhelm Ocing, Ocea Iding, Ida Eopping. ⁊ Brihtwald arċebisċeop ġefōr ⁊ and þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tatwine ġehālgod tō arċebisċeope. Year 731 In this year Osric, king of the Northumbrians, was slain, and Ceolwulf ascended to the throne and held it for eight years. Ceolwulf was son of Cutha, Cutha son of Cuthwine, Cuthwine son of Leodwald, Leodwald son of Edgewald, Edgewald son of Ealdhelm, Ealdhelm son of Ocea, Ocea son of Ida, [and] Ida son of Eoppa. And in the same year Archbishop Brightwald died and Tatwine was ordained as archbishop.
Declension
Id sg
Derived terms
ang Iding
Polish
pl:
Pronunciation
Pl-Ida.ogg -ida
Etymology 1
pl :bor de:Ida + 1
Proper noun
f
pl female German Ida
Declension
Etymology 2
pl :lbor grc:Ἴδη + 1
Proper noun
f
pl Greek god en Ida, Ide one of the nurses of the infant Zeus on Crete
Declension
s
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt ida
Proper noun
f
pt female Germanic languages Ida
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
sk female
Declension
f Íd
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From sv de Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Ida.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 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.