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Ida

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Ida: German Meaning of Ida: "industrious one"
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Many vowel names stylish a century ago are coming back, though Ida still sounds more old ladyish than Ada or Eva. It was revived by Tennyson for his poem "The Princess Ida," later inspiring the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. A Top Ten name in the 1880s, it hasn't been in the Top 1000 since the 1980s, but is definitely slated to rise again.

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Famous People Named Ida

Ida M. Tarbell, American journalist
Ida B. Wells, American journalist
Ida Maria, Norwegian singer
Ida Saxton, wife of President William McKinley

Pop Culture References for the Name Ida

On Family Guy, Ida is the name chosen by Quagmire's father after he undergoes gender reassignment surgery.

Little Ida's Flowers is a short story written by Hans Christian Andersen.

Nicknames & Variations for Ida

Eida, Eidah, Idah, Idaia, Idaleen, Idalene, Idalina, Idaline, Idalis, Idaly, Idalya, Idalyne, Idamae, Idania, Idarina, Idarine, Idaya, Ideleen, Idelfa, Idelfia, Idell, Idella, Idelle, Idetta, Idette, Idys

Ida's International Variations

Iduska (Czech) Ide (French) Idalia, Aida (Italian) Itka (Polish) Ita (Yiddish)

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