Ida
Ida comes from the Germanic "id," meaning work, labor, or effort. The name appears in Norse mythology — Iðavöllr was a meeting place of the gods. Mount Ida in Crete was the birthplace of Zeus in Greek myth, and Mount Ida in Turkey (modern Kaz Dağı) was the setting of the Judgment of Paris. The name thus has multiple mythological associations across cultures. Ida was a top-100 American name from 1880 to 1932, peaking at #22 in 1892. Then it declined steeply. Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was one of the most important civil rights pioneers in American history — a journalist who documented lynching in the South and helped found the NAACP. Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) was one of the original muckraking journalists whose exposes of Standard Oil helped break up monopolies. I find Ida has a brisk, slightly old-fashioned quality — the single syllable is direct, and the "I" opening is unusual in English female names. The name has been outside the US top 1000 since 1986 but is climbing again — re-entering in 2019. Ida is a female name of Germanic origin that means "Work, labor (from id)". Brisk, vintage, and principled. The name sounds direct. Idas tend to be formidable. US peaked #22 in 1892. Re-entered top 1000 in 2019. Well-known people named Ida include Ida B. Wells (civil rights pioneer), Ida Tarbell (journalist), Mount Ida (Greek myth), Ida (fictional, various). Common variations and related forms of Ida include Idina (elaboration), Idania (Italian), Idelle (French), Idie (nickname).