Aida

Aida meaning and name origin

Aida \a(i)-da\ as a girl's name is pronounced ah-EE-dah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Aida 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 Aïda.

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.

View a list of the 2 names that reference Aida.

Popularity of Aida

Aida is a very popular first name for women (#559 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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