Dido
About Dido
Dido was the heroine of Virgil's Aeneid and of the opera "Dido and Aeneas," and in Roman mythology the founder of Carthage. A strong ancient name in the Juno mode, but it could have some awkward associations down the line.
The English singer-songwriter Dido was born with the equally unusual name Florian Cloud, but was called Dido since childhood.
Pronounced DY-doh.
Editor's take: The name Dido is a girl's name of Greek origin.
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Dido on lists
Famous Didos
- Dido (born Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong)
English singer/songwriter
- Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay
biracial noblewoman who influenced the abolition of slavery in England, main character in the 2013 film "Belle"
- Diana Mary "Dido" Harding
Baroness Harding of Winscombe, English telecom CEO
Dido in pop culture
- The Queen Dido
a ship in the game 'Resident Evil: Revelations'
- Dido Twite
principal character of Joan Aiken's Wolves Chronicles books