Ida

Meaning: Its source is id, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Work."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, Dutch, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian and Czech.

Nicknames: Idona

Compound Forms: Idamae, Idanelly, Rosaida, Idalena and Idalina

Variant Forms: Idalia, Idarine, Idell, Idella, Idelle, Idetta and Idette

Popularity: The name Ida ranked 183rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Arts and Music

''Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider''
- Words by Eddie Leonard, music by Eddie Munson (see list of Names in Song titles)

Miscellaneous

Ida Saxton McKinley (born 1847, died 1907)
- Wife of William McKinley, 25th President (see list of United States First Ladies)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett (born 1862, died 1931)
American journalist and social reformer.
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)

Science and Philosophy

Ida H. Hyde (born 1857, died 1945)
American zoologist and physiologist.
- First female researcher at the Harvard Medical School (see list of Biological Scientists)
Ida Pfeiffer (died 1858)
Austrian traveler. Probably the first woman to circumnavigate the globe alone.
- Told of her adventures in A Lady''s Voyage Round the World and A Lady''s Second Journey Around the World (see list of Explorers)

Stage and Screen

Ida Lupino (born 1918)
American actress and director.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)