Aida - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Aida \a(i)-

is pronounced ah-EE-dah. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "reward, present". Also possibly from Latin meaning "distinguished; helpful". More likely though a name created for the Ethiopian princess in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aīda.

Aida has 6 variant forms: Aeeda, Aide, Aidee, Ayeeda, Ieeda and Iyeeda.

For more information, see also the related name Ada.

Baby names that sound like Aida are Aidah, Adda, Auda and Ayda.

Aida is a very common first name for women (#559 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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