The first name Ida

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About the first name Ida

Meaning

The name Ida has several origin traditions; in Western Europe it is often linked to a Germanic element associated with work or activity.

Historical origin

The name Ida is an old Germanic and Nordic name that became common in several European languages.

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Ida belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:idaid.a

Frequency of the first name Ida by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Ida by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name IdaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Ida in baptisms by year.201510501790182318561889192219551790–1794 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1820–1824 1 baptisms1835–1839 1 baptisms1845–1849 1 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1860–1864 1 baptisms1865–1869 10 baptisms1870–1874 5 baptisms1875–1879 11 baptisms1880–1884 5 baptisms1885–1889 12 baptisms1890–1894 19 baptisms1895–1899 11 baptisms1900–1904 17 baptisms1905–1909 11 baptisms1910–1914 7 baptisms1915–1919 10 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 5 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms

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