Uda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uda"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Uda

1. A Lower Cross River language of Nigeria.

Noun

Uda (plural Uda)

1. A kind of African long-legged sheep, typically having a brown or black front half and a white rear half.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Uda

2. A right tributary of the Selenga in Buryatia, Russia.
4. A river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia in the Russian Far East, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Uda

2. A city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Uda

2. A commune of Argeș County, Romania.

Anagrams

• ADU, AUD, du'a', DAU, aud, Dua, Au.D., dau., dua, Adu, aud., Aud, dau

Italian

Etymology

From Sardinian uda (“bulrush”), perhaps a toponymic surname for someone who lived in an area rich in bulrushes.

Proper noun

Uda m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sardinian

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Old Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *euþą (“newborn”). Compare (masculine) Old English Ūda.

Proper noun

Ūda f

1. a female given name
   • 9th century CE, Evangeliarium van Munsterbilzen [Evangelistary of Munsterbilzen];

     [...] Sibilia / Ūda / Steinhilt [...]
     T[h]esi samanunga was edele unde scōna.

     [...] Sibilia, Uda, Stenhilt [...]
     This community was noble and fair.

Declension

Declension of Ūda (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	Ūda
accusative	Ūda, Ūdon
genitive	Ūdon
dative	Ūdon

Further reading

• “Trois documents sur Wittem”, in Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5‎^[1] (in French), 1868, page 454

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuː.dɑ/

Proper noun

Ūda m

1. a male given name

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ūda	—
accusative	Ūdan	—
genitive	Ūdan	—
dative	Ūdan	—

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 34, line 4, recorded as "Uda".

Romanian

Etymology

From uda, definite feminine form of ud (“wet”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Uda f

1. a commune of Argeș County, Romania
2. a village in Uda, Argeș County, Romania
3. a village in Tătăruși, Iași County, Romania