Fido

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish or Italian fido from Latin fīdus (“faithful”). Popularly claimed to be directly from Latin fīdō (“I trust, rely on”) instead of the Romance intermediary, but this might be folk etymology. The stereotypical dog's name is evidently very old; a newspaper from 1760 cites, "[a] small white Greyhound with a Collar, answers to the Name of Fido." === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.dəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.doʊ/ Rhymes: -aɪdəʊ === Proper noun === Fido A stereotypical given name for a dog. (networking) Clipping of FidoNet. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Fido. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Names for animals Rex Rover Fluffy === Anagrams === I'd of, foid