Aida

See also: aida, AIDA, Aída, aidà, áidǎ, and āidǎ

English

Etymology

From Italian Aida, made famous by the opera.

Proper noun

Aida

  1. A female given name in quiet use since the 1870s.

Translations

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ai‧da

Noun

Aida

  1. a female given name

Italian

Etymology

Coined name of an imaginary Ethiopian princess in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida (1871).

Proper noun

Aida f

  1. A female given name.
    • 1871 Giuseppe Verdi - Antonio Ghislanzoni, Celeste Aida ( an aria in the opera Aida):
      Celeste Aida, / forma divina, / mistico serto / di luce e fior.
      Heavenly Aida, / divine form, / mystical garland / of light and flowers.
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