ida
/ˈaɪdə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.46 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
name
A surname.
name
Either of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
name
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Example Sentences
- ""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"."
- "That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name recovered a little dignity"
- ""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" - - -"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 井田, Ἴδη
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.