Meaning of Ida | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of International Development Association.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of iron deficiency anemia.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
4. A surname.
5. Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
   Greek
6. A river in eastern Slovakia.
7. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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Examples

“"Ida!!!" "It is not a common, but an ancient name⟳ in Greece", said the diako,"and was borne by the wife of Lycastus and the mother of the Cretan Minos." Osmyn blushed to have⟳ been over-heard, and suffered his heart alone to repeat⟳ again the sweet and simple name⟳ of "Ida".”

“That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name⟳ recovered a little dignity”

“"Ida" - the name⟳ was magical to me. In whispers, in the dark. Beneath bedcovers. Forehead pressed to a windowpane coated with frost. "Ida". What a strange, beautiful name⟳: I could not say⟳ it often enough: it was easy to confuse⟳ "Ida" with "I" - - -”

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