Aida - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Aida \a(i)-da\ is pronounced ah-EE-dah. It is of Italian origin. Also possibly from Latin meaning "distinguished; helpful" or Arabic meaning "reward, present". 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.

Aida is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Aida. Compare Aida with related baby names.