The story behind Ida
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.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
English entry
From Sanskrit इडा (iḍā).
Polish entry
Borrowed from German Ida.
Portuguese entry
a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈaɪdə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Polish: /ˈi.da/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈi.dɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈi.dɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ˈi.ðɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ˈi.dɐ/
Popularity
Ida ranked #1120 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ida
Icchā
Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iḍā
Borrowed from Sanskrit इडा (iḍā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iida
19th century phonetic rendering of Swedish Ida, from German Ida.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ila
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ilā
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Indra
From Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra). Doublet of indra. For the male given name, semantic loan from Javanese Indra.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ida
Bo
Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Carl
From Germanic, cognate with English Charles. * From German and other north European Carl and Karl. * From Latin Carolus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Curt
A male given name from the Germanic languages, an anglicized spelling of Kurt
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ida
Adel
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection