Armida

ar-MEE-da

Italian, literary name

Armida Origin and Meaning

The name Armida is a girl's name.

Torquano Tasso likely invented this name for the magical enchantress who beguiles the crusaders in his celebrated poem Jerusalem Delivered. Armida is also the eponymous heroine of a Handel opera.

Armida Rank in US Top 1000

# 962 in the US

Famous People Named Armida

• Armida Vendrell Mexican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian
• Armida Ponce Enrile y Siguion Reyna, Filipina singer and actress

The name Armida in Pop Culture

• Armida first used by 16th,century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for a beautiful Saracen enchantress in his epic poem "Jerusalem Delivered"