Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da. The name has an ancient Germanic etymology, according to which it means ‘industrious’ or ‘prosperous’. It derives from the Germanic root ''id'', meaning "labor, work" (also found in "

Iði Iði (Old Norse: ; also Idi) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is the son of Alvaldi and the brother of Þjazi and Gangr. Name The Old Norse name ''Iði'' has been translated as the 'active one' or the 'hard-working one', deriving from ''ið ...

"). Alternatively, it may be related to the name of the Old Norse goddess '' Iðunn''. Ida also occurs as an anglicisation of the Irish feminine given name

Íde Íde is a feminine given name of ancient Irish origin. Prior to the Irish spelling reform, the name was spelt Íte. St. Íde has her feast day on the 15th of January. Míde is an early pet-form of the name. The name has been anglicised as Ita, ...

. Ida is a currently popular name in the Nordic countries and is among the top 20 names given to girls born in 2019 in

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. It was among the top 20 names for newborn girls in Norway in 2013 and among the top 50 names for newborn girls in Sweden in 2013. It was among the top 10 names for girls born to Swedish speaking families in Finland in 2013. Finnish variant Iida was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2013. Ida was at its height of popularity in the United States in the 1880s, when it ranked among the top ten names for girls. In an essay from Frank Leslie's ''Sunday Magazine'' written in 1887, Ida is a favored name meaning "God-like". It remained among the top 100 most popular names for girls there until 1930. It last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States in 1986. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Ida Applebroog (born 1929), American painter *

Ida A. T. Arms Ida A. T. Arms (, Taggard; August 27, 1856 – October 30, 1931) was an American missionary-educator and temperance leader. She served as principal of Concepción College (Concepción, Chile), Concepción College in Concepción, Chile and as presid ...

(1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader *

Ida Baccini Ida Baccini (16 May 1850 – 28 February 1911) was an Italian writer for children. Baccini was editor-in-chief of ''Cordelia'', a journal for girls published from 1884 to 1911. The magazine was created in 1881 by Nobel Prize nominee Angelo De Gu ...

(1850–1911), Italian children's author * Ida Barney (1886–1982), American astronomer *

Ida Botti Scifoni Ida Botti Scifoni (Rome, 1812 - Florence, 1844) was an Italians, Italian Painting, painter, Sculpture, sculptor and designer. She was married to Felice Scifoni, and was a teacher and friend of Mathilde Bonaparte, Napoleon’s niece. Life and mar ...

(1812–1844), Italian painter, sculptor and designer * Ida Carloni Talli (1860–1940), Italian actress * Ida Cook (1904–1986), British campaigner for Jewish refugees and romance novelist * Ida Corr (born 1977), Danish singer and songwriter * Ida, Countess of Boulogne (1160–1216), French noblewoman * Ida Di Benedetto (born 1945), Italian actress and film producer * Ida Dixon (1854-1916), American golf course architect *

Ida Dwinger Ida Dwinger (born 6 March 1957) is a Danish actress. She graduated from Odense Theater School in 1984. Filmography Movies * '' Open Hearts'' aka Dogme #28 (2002) * '' Facing the Truth'' (2002) * '' Reconstruction'' (2003) * '' Princess' ...

(born 1957), Danish actress * Ida Horton East (1842-1915), American philanthropist *

Ida Ekeroth Clausson Ida Ella Marie Ekeroth Clausson (born 1991) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Västra Götaland County East since September 2022. She had pre ...

(born 1991), Swedish politician *

Ida Engberg Ida Engberg (; born 1 July 1984) is a Swedish techno DJ and record producer. Ida began her career when she was 18. After filling in for another DJ, she got a regular night at a club. Later she went to work at the Spy Bar, one of the most famous ...

(born 1984), Swedish techno DJ *

Ida Finney Mackrille Ida Finney Mackrille (1867 – 1960) was an American suffragist and a women's political leader in the State of California. She was known as the “Woman Orator of the West.” From 1911 until 1932, she was active in suffragist movement, and after ...

(1867–1960), American suffragist and women's political leader in California * Ida Galli (born 1942), Italian actress * Ida Haendel (1928–2020), British violinist *

Ida Henriette da Fonseca Ida Henriette da Fonseca (July 27, 1802 – July 6, 1858) was a Danish opera singer and composer of Portuguese descent. Ida Henriette da Fonseca was the daughter of Portugal-born Abraham da Fonseca (1776–1849) and Marie Sofie Kiærskou (1784� ...

(1802–1858), Danish opera singer *

Ida Jenshus Ida Gjølga Jenshus (born April 25, 1987) is a country artist from Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of t ...

(born 1987), Norwegian musician *

Ida Kleijnen Ida Kleijnen (17 March 1936 – 15 January 2019) was a Dutch Michelin-starred chef. Life and career Kleijnen was born on 17 March 1936. She was self-taught. She worked at the Prinses Juliana before turning her guest house into a restaurant ca ...

(1936–2019), Dutch chef * Ida Krehm (1912–1998), Canadian-American pianist *

Ida Lewis (disambiguation) Ida Lewis may refer to: *Ida Lewis (1842–1911), an American lighthouse keeper. *Ida Lewis (actress) (1848–1935), American actress *Ida E. Lewis (1934- ), Black journalist and author *Julia Arthur Julia Arthur (May 3, 1869 – March 28, 1950) ...

, several people * Ida Ljungqvist (born 1981), Swedish model *

Ida Loo-Talvari Ida Loo-Talvari (née Ida Loo; 19 June 1901, in Narva, Estonian Governorate, Russian Empire – 29 June 1997, in Stenungsund, near Göteborg, Sweden) was an Estonian opera singer. She was the wife of composer Evald Aav (first marriage) and th ...

(1901–1997), Estonian opera singer * Ida Lupino (1918–1995), American actress and film director * Ida Malosi, lawyer and judge from New Zealand *

Ida Marie Lipsius Ida Marie Lipsius (30 December 1837 in Leipzig2 March 1927 in Schmölen), alias La Mara, was a German writer and music historian. Life Lipsius was born as daughter of the later director of the Leipzig Thomasschule Karl Heinrich Adelbert Lipsiu ...

(1837–1927), German writer * Ida Madsen (born 1994), Danish singer * Ida Elizabeth Brandon Mathis (1857–1925), American businesswoman and farmers' advocate *

Ida McCain Ida McCain (1884–after 1937) was an early 20th-century American architect active on the West Coast at a time when there were few women in the profession. Early life and education Ida Florence McCain was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Augus ...

(1884–after 1937), American architect * Ida Nettleship (1877–1907), English artist *

Ida Göthilda Nilsson Ida Göthilda Nilsson (7 February 1840 – 24 December 1920) was a Swedish artist (sculptor). Daughter of the professor and zoologist in Lund, Sven Nilsson, she was active as her father's assistant. Nilsson was also a student of the Danish art ...

(1840–1920), Swedish sculptor * Ida Nilsson (born 1981), Swedish trailrunner and ski mountaineer * Ida Noddack (1896–1978), German scientist * Ida Nudel (1931–2021), Russian refusenik *

Ida Odinga Ida Betty Odinga (born Ida Anyango Oyoo on 24 August 1950) is a Kenyan businesswoman, activist and educator. She is the wife of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, and the leader of National Super Alliance (NASA). In 2010, '' The St ...

(born 1950), Kenyan businesswoman, activist and educator * Ida of Bernicia (died 559), King of Bernicia *

Ida of Lorraine Ida of Lorraine (also referred to as Blessed Ida of Boulogne) () was a saint and noblewoman. She was the daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine and his wife Doda. Ida's grandfather was Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine and Ida's brother was ...

(1040–1113), French saint and noblewoman *

Ida of Nivelles Ida of Nivelles (c.1190 – 11 December 1231) was a beatified Cistercian nun and mystic. Biography Ida was born into a prosperous mercantile family in Nivelles, an important market town and pilgrimage destination in Brabant, a short distance ...

(1190–1231), beatified Belgian Cistercian nun and mystic *

Ida Laura Pfeiffer Ida Laura Pfeiffer (14 October 1797, Vienna – 27 October 1858, Vienna), née Reyer, was an Austrian explorer, travel writer, and ethnographer. She was one of the first female travelers, whose bestselling journals were translated into seven langu ...

(1797–1858), Austrian explorer and writer * Ida Pinto-Sezzi (1852–????), Italian painter *

Ida Praetorius Ida Praetorius (born 1993) is a Danish ballet dancer. She joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2010, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2016. In 2021, she joined the Hamburg Ballet as a principal dancer. Early life Praetorius was born in C ...

, Danish ballerina *

Ida Quaiatti Ida Quaiatti (sometimes Cajatti; 1890 – 1 February 1962) was an Italian lyric soprano known especially for her performances in the work of Giacomo Puccini. Biography Born in Split, Quaiatti studied music at the conservatory in Trieste, making ...

(1890–1962), Italian opera soprano * Ida Redig (born 1987), Swedish singer, actress, music producer and songwriter *

Ida Rodríguez Prampolini Ida Rodríguez Prampolini (24 September 1925 – 26 July 2017) was a Mexican academic, art historian and cultural preservationist, who was heavily involved in the creation of organizations and institutions to preserve the artistic traditions of M ...

(1925–2017), Mexican academic, art historian and cultural preservationist * Ida Rubinstein (1885–1960), Russian ballet dancer *

Ida Mary Barry Ryan Ida Mary Barry Ryan (December 21, 1854 – October 17, 1917) was an American philanthropist. She was active in building, endowing, and assisting over 100 churches, chapels, hospitals, and various charities, to which she gave more than . Early lif ...

(1854-1917), American philanthropist *

Ida Sammis Ida Sammis Woodruff Satchwell (née Bunce) (October 8, 1865 – June 3, 1943) was a prominent early female Republican party suffragist and politician from Suffolk County, New York. Sammis was one of the first two women elected to the New ...

(1865–1943), American suffragist and politician *

Ida Saxton McKinley Ida McKinley ( née Saxton; June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907) was the first lady of the United States from 1897 until 1901, as the wife of President William McKinley. Born to a successful Ohio family, Ida met her future husband and later marr ...

(1847–1907), American first lady and wife of President William McKinley *

Ida Schreiter Ida Bertha Gertrud Schreiter (12 December 1912 – 20 September 1948) was from 1939 to 1945 an ''Aufseherin'' (labor department warden) in Ravensbrück concentration camp. After the Second World War, Schreiter was brought to justice by the Britis ...

(1912–1948), German concentration camp warden executed for war crimes * Ida von Schulzenheim (1859–1940), Swedish painter * Ida Scudder (1870–1960), American missionary *

Ida Štimac Ida Štimac (; born 13 May 2000) is a Croatian former alpine skier. She competed in the women's giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 dis ...

(born 2000), Croatian alpine skier * Ida Tarbell (1857–1944), American journalist *

Ida Vihuri Ida Johanna Vihuri (born Hildén, 18 August 1882 – 7 September 1929) was a Finnish politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland 1922–1929 for the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Life and career Vihuri was born to a peasant ...

(1882–1929), Finnish politician * Ida B. Wells (1862–1931), American journalist and civil rights activist *

Ida L. White Eliza Jane White (fl. 1862–1901), who published as Ida L. White, was an Irish poet, republican, feminist, atheist, and anarchist. Life Eliza Jane White was born Eliza Jane Cameron, and was from Portrush, Northern Ireland. White lived at T ...

(fl. 1862–1901), Irish poet, also published simply as "Ida" * Ida Wood (1838–1932), American recluse * Ida Wyman (1926–2019), American photographer *

Iida Yrjö-Koskinen Iida Yrjö-Koskinen ( Petander; 1857–1937) was a Finnish politician, teacher and journalist, who served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland between 1909 and 1919, first representing the Finnish Party and later the National Coalition Pa ...

(1857—1937), Finnish politician

Fictional characters

*Ida, in Jaishankar Prasad's poem '' Kamayani'' *Ida, protagonist in the ''Monument Valley'' video game * Princess Ida, eponymous heroine of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera * Ida Barlow, in the British television series ''Coronation Street'' * Ida Blankenship, in the American television series '' Mad Men'' * Ida Davis, Glenn Quagmire's transgender mom on the American animated comedy series ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' *Ida Lebenstein, protagonist in the 2013 Polish film ''

Ida Ida or IDA may refer to: Astronomy *Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid * International Docking Adapter, a docking adapter for the International Space Station Computing * Intel Dynamic Acceleration, a tech ...

'' *Ida Morgenstern, mother of Rhoda Morgenstern from '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ''

Rhoda ''Rhoda'' is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns starring Valerie Harper that originally aired on CBS for five seasons from September 9, 1974, to December 9, 1978. It was the first spin-off of ''The Mary Tyle ...

'' *Ida Svensson, in

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

's children's book ''

Emil i Lönneberga ''Emil of Lönneberga'' (from Swedish: ''Emil i Lönneberga'') is a series of children's novels, written by Astrid Lindgren in 1963, 1966 and 1970 respectively, about the prankster Emil Svensson who lives on a farm in the Lönneberga village of ...

'' *Ida, Arlo's mother in '' The Good Dinosaur'' *Ida, in '' Ida: A Novel'' by Gertrude Stein

Other figures

*Ida, daughter of Corybas and mother of

Minos In Greek mythology, Minos (; grc-gre, Μίνως, ) was a King of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus's creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten ...

, in Greek mythology * Ida (goddess), a goddess in Hinduism

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