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 ==== IPA(key): /ˈaɪdə/ Rhymes: -aɪdə ==== Proper noun ==== Ida A female given name from the Germanic languages. ===== Usage notes ===== Fairly common given name in the 19th century, but rare in the English-speaking world today. ===== Related terms ===== Ide ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Two possible origins: Borrowed from Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”). Matronymic surname from the female given name Ida. ==== Proper noun ==== Ida (plural Idas) A surname. ===== 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 ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224. === Etymology 3 === From Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē). ==== Proper noun ==== Ida (Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from Slovak Ida. ==== Proper noun ==== Ida A river in eastern Slovakia. === Etymology 5 === From Sanskrit इडा (iḍā). ==== Proper noun ==== Ida A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. === See also === Ida Bay (etymologically related to one of these...) === Anagrams === Dia, IAD, Adi, dia-, -iad, Dai, DIA, AID, DAI, dai, aid == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪda] === Proper noun === Ida f a female given name, equivalent to German Ida ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From German Ida. === Proper noun === Ida a female given name ==== 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 === [1] 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 === IPA(key): /ˈi.daː/ Hyphenation: Ida === Proper noun === Ida f a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Ida f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Ida: Iduson daughter of Ida: Idudóttir ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === Name of early female saints, shortened from compound given names beginning with Germanic element Ida-, Idu-. The meaning is debated, possibly cognate with the Old Norse ið (“work”), or related to the goddess Iðunn. Since its revival in the 19th century also used as a diminutive of Adelaide. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ida a female given name == Hungarian == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin. See German Ida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈidɒ] Hyphenation: Ida Rhymes: -dɒ === Proper noun === Ida a female given name ==== Declension ==== == Igala == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /í.dá/ === Proper noun === Ídá Idah (a city in Nigeria), the capital city of the Ígáláà people (historical) the capital of the Igala Kingdom ==== Descendants ==== English: Idah == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.da/ Rhymes: -ida Hyphenation: Ì‧da === Proper noun === Ida f a female given name, equivalent to German Ida === Anagrams === adì, dai, dia == Latin == === Alternative forms === Īdē === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈiː.da] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.da] === Proper noun === Īda f sg (genitive Īdae); first declension A mountain of Crete, where Jupiter was hidden by his mother A mountain situated near Troy ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== Īdaeus ==== Descendants ==== English: Ida French: Ida, (archaic) Ide === References === “Ida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Ida”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Ida”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Norwegian == === Etymology === From German Ida. First recorded in Norway in 1660, but not in general use before the 19th century. === Proper noun === Ida a female given name ==== 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, →ISBN [2] 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 Dutch ijd (“diligence”), likely related to Icelandic iða (“to move restlessly”), Icelandic ið (“fidgeting”), Iða (“female given name”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *idōną. Compare also (masculine) Old English Ida and Modern English Ida. === Proper noun === Īda f a female given name, equivalent to English Ida 9th century CE, Evangeliarium van Munsterbilzen [Evangelistary of Munsterbilzen]; ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: Ide, Ida, Yde Dutch: Ida, Ide === Further reading === Maurits Gysseling (1982), “Noordwesteuropese persoonsnaambestanddelen”, in Naamkunde. Jaargang 14‎[3] (in Dutch), page 95 “Trois documents sur Wittem”, in Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5‎[4] (in French), 1868, page 454 == Old English == === Proper noun === Ida m a male given name Ida of Bernicia The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Derived terms ==== Iding == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.da/ Rhymes: -ida Syllabification: I‧da Homophone: -ida === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Ida. ==== Proper noun ==== Ida f a female given name from German, equivalent to English Ida ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē). ==== Proper noun ==== Ida f (Greek mythology) Ida, Ide (one of the nurses of the infant Zeus on Crete) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === Ida in Polish dictionaries at PWN Ida in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Homophone: ida === Proper noun === Ida f a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈida] === Proper noun === Ida f (genitive singular Idy, nominative plural Idy, declension pattern of žena) a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Ida”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ida c (genitive Idas) a female given name === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [5] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.