Ida
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ida"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Ida
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1809, Sydney Owenson, Woman, or, Ida of Athens, page 127:
- "Ida!!!"
"It is not a common, but an ancient name in Greece", said the diako,"and was borne by the wife of Lycastus and the mother of the Cretan Minos."
Osmyn blushed to have been over-heard, and suffered his heart alone to repeat again the sweet and simple name of "Ida".
- 1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock, Compact Books, published 1993, →ISBN, page 16:
- That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name recovered a little dignity
- 2002, Joyce Carol Oates, I'l Take You There, Fourth Estate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 18:
- "Ida" - the name was magical to me. In whispers, in the dark. Beneath bedcovers. Forehead pressed to a windowpane coated with frost. "Ida". What a strange, beautiful name: I could not say it often enough: it was easy to confuse "Ida" with "I" - - -
Usage notes edit
- Fairly common given name in the 19th century, but rare in the English-speaking world today.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
female given name
Etymology 2 edit
Two possible origins:
- Borrowed from Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”).
- Matronymic surname from the female given name Ida.
Proper noun edit
Ida (plural Idas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.
Etymology 3 edit
From Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Proper noun edit
Ida
- (Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Proper noun edit
Ida
- A river in eastern Slovakia.
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f
- a female given name, equivalent to German Ida
Declension edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Ida
- a female given name
- 1835, Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Little Ida's Flowers, Den lille Idas blomster:
- "Mine stakkels blomster er ganske døde!" sagte den lille Ida.
- "My poor flowers, you are wither'd!" said little Ida.
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
- [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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Ida: Iduson
- daughter of Ida: Idudóttir
Declension edit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Ida |
| Accusative | Idu |
| Dative | Idu |
| Genitive | Idu |
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Ida
- a female given name
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Of Germanic origin. See German Ida.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ida
- a female given name
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Ida | Idák |
| accusative | Idát | Idákat |
| dative | Idának | Idáknak |
| instrumental | Idával | Idákkal |
| causal-final | Idáért | Idákért |
| translative | Idává | Idákká |
| terminative | Idáig | Idákig |
| essive-formal | Idaként | Idákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Idában | Idákban |
| superessive | Idán | Idákon |
| adessive | Idánál | Idáknál |
| illative | Idába | Idákba |
| sublative | Idára | Idákra |
| allative | Idához | Idákhoz |
| elative | Idából | Idákból |
| delative | Idáról | Idákról |
| ablative | Idától | Idáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Idáé | Idáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Idáéi | Idákéi |
| Possessive forms of Ida | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Idám | Idáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Idád | Idáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Idája | Idái |
| 1st person plural | Idánk | Idáink |
| 2nd person plural | Idátok | Idáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Idájuk | Idáik |
Igala edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ídá
- Idah (a city in Nigeria), the capital city of the Ígáláà people
- (historical) the capital of the Igala Kingdom
Descendants edit
- English: Idah
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f
- a female given name, equivalent to German Ida
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.da/, [ˈiːd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.da/, [ˈiːd̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Īda f sg (genitive Īdae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Īda |
| Genitive | Īdae |
| Dative | Īdae |
| Accusative | Īdam |
| Ablative | Īdā |
| Vocative | Īda |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From German Ida. First recorded in Norway in 1660, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Proper noun edit
Ida
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
- Popular in the 19th century and once again today. The most common name of girls born in Norway in the 1990s.
References edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f
- a female given name from German, equivalent to English Ida
Declension edit
Declension of Ida
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Proper noun edit
Ida f
Declension edit
Declension of Ida
Further reading edit
- Ida in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f
- a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ida f (genitive singular Idy, nominative plural Idy, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension edit
Declension of Ida
Further reading edit
- “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, 2024
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Ida c (genitive Idas)
- a female given name
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] 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.