Ida

What would you think if you met a little girl named [name_f]Ida[/name_f]? [name_m]How[/name_m] well would it hold up into adulthood? :slight_smile:

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] rethink that!

The only [name_f]Ida[/name_f] Iā€™ve ever known was a crotchety old lady so unfortunately now all I can picture when I hear the name is an old woman.

Thanks to you two, and anyone else who will comment. Itā€™s all hypothetical, anyway. :slight_smile:

I think itā€™s a little subject to jokes as you see. I prefer [name_f]Ada[/name_f] or [name_f]Isla[/name_f] (eye-luh).

I kinda imagine [name_f]Ida[/name_f] being [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]'s mom or grandma. :slight_smile:

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and can stand [name_f]Ada[/name_f], but [name_f]Ida[/name_f] is a no-go. Too, too many jokes can be made.

All I can think of is the Spanish word ā€œidaā€ā€¦ Iā€™ve booked too many trips in Spanish where youā€™re either going ā€œsolo idaā€ or ā€œida y vueltaā€.
I do know someone named [name_f]Ida[/name_f] (eye-da, not ee-da like the word), and it works just fine on her :slight_smile: I think itā€™s an all right name. Not my personal fave, but itā€™s all right.

I actually really like it and think it would be refreshing amongst todayā€™s [name_u]Kenzie[/name_u]'s and [name_u]Aydin[/name_u]'s.

[name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother was an [name_f]Ida[/name_f] according to her birth certificate, but she was so ashamed of the name she wouldnā€™t admit it to anyone, and went by a mn. Iā€™d reconsider.

I love [name_f]Ida[/name_f]. To me, it is both trendy and classic. Where I am from, it is pronounced ā€œee-dahā€, not ā€œeye-dahā€. I have it on my list as [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]. =)

Wow, Iā€™m surprised by so many negative responses. I actually love this name. To me it sounds super sweetā€“vintage but totally useable with todayā€™s trends. But maybe Iā€™m wrong in my perception. I hadnā€™t thought of any of the above mentioned concerns.

I like it. I like names that are complete at three letters. It is ā€œoldā€ but not really more so than a lot of names that are coming back? [name_f]Edith[/name_f] can come back but [name_f]Ida[/name_f] canā€™t?

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t listen to all the negative comments! If you really like it, then use it! Personally, I love it. Itā€™s vintagey and fits in nicely with names like [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], and [name_f]Ava[/name_f]. I also agree with the pp about [name_f]Edith[/name_f].

I donā€™t think youā€™re wrong in your perception!

I had [name_f]Ida[/name_f] on my list for the girl Iā€™m adopting but took it off because it just doesnā€™t feel right for her. [name_f]Ida[/name_f] is similar to [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f], Iā€™d love to see it make a comeback!

I know an [name_f]Ida[/name_f]. She is often nn Idaho (behind her back) and a few times the joke has been made I-da-ho as in ā€˜Iā€™m the whoreā€™ so sadly itā€™s a big thumbs down from me. If adults joke like that imagine what teenagers will do.

[name_f]Ima[/name_f] has the same problemā€¦ Iā€™m a thisā€¦ Iā€™m a thatā€¦

I adore Ida.
The sound is lovely, the shortness is sweet. While vintage, Ida still fits in with todays Avas, Mias & Co.
Ida would have a name that has a long history of usage and (to me) is not less of a ā€˜big nameā€™ than Florence, Annabel or Penelope. In fact, I would use Ida as a sister name to each of them.
A girl/women of any age could wear it effortlessly.
I could see past any jokes that might be made because of her name and donā€™t understand why many people see it so negatively.
Ida seems pretty perfect to me!

Btw, here in Germany Ida (pr. EE-da in German) is super popular.