Ida
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of iron deficiency anemia. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank wordnet
- 1 A female given name from the Germanic languages.
""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"."
- 2 A surname.
- 3 Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida. Greek
- 4 A river in eastern Slovakia.
- 5 A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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- 6 Initialism of International Development Association. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples"When he was fifteen years old, he left his native mountains and Ida, his nursery, delighted to wander in unknown lands, and gaze at unknown rivers, his enthusiasm making light of travel."
Etymology
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.
Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”). * Matronymic surname from the female given name Ida.
From Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Borrowed from Slovak Ida.
From Sanskrit इडा (iḍā).
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