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Ida

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JanuaryJuniper · 16/12/2016 11:56

Ida has really grown on me recently. Though it does seem to be love it or loathe it name from reading old threads. I think it seems so sweet but then I have never known an Ida so have no negative associations.

I think it works nicely with our dc Eli & Aphra.

I like the eye da pronounciation.

So what do you think of Ida?

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Thewolvesarerunningagain · 18/12/2016 22:42

I know an Ida, pronounced Eye-da. Its a fantastic name (and a fantastic little girl)

NerrSnerr · 17/12/2016 20:58

Ida know. It sounds a bit old lady like to me.

1horatio · 17/12/2016 20:45

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I loved that book. And wanted DF to lock me in the garage (which is where we had woodwork equipment). He obviously refused 😂

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/12/2016 20:36

I love Ida.

Enkopkaffetak · 17/12/2016 20:14

I love Ida however I grew up in Scandinavia and read " Emil from lonneberg" as a child OH I so wanted to be the good sweet lovely kind Ida..

Pronounced EE-dah though not Eye-duh... IMO

Pemba · 17/12/2016 18:34

It's quite sweet, I like it. More than Isla, for example and a lot more unusual. As for 'sounds like an old woman' currently very popular names like Elsie and Arthur sound a lot more like old people to me. Ida doesn't really have that association, I suppose because it was never super popular in this country, as far as I know.

Be aware that a lot of Europeans will think it's 'ee-da', though.

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JanuaryJuniper · 17/12/2016 18:23

Ida Juno would be my preference for the reasons you mentioned horatio!

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1horatio · 17/12/2016 18:20

I love Ida Juno.

Ida is charmingly old fashioned and as somebody else said, just the 'right kind of simple'.
Juno is a classic, dignified but also fresh and crisp sounding. I seriously love this combination.

I personally don't like Ida Polly. That goes more into frumpy/twee territory imo. But if you love it then you should obviously use it.

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JanuaryJuniper · 17/12/2016 18:17

Yeah I love Astrid but don't know if it goes with other dc.

Currently loving

Ida Juno and Ida Polly

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Artandco · 16/12/2016 16:32

I like it. Also like Astrid mentioned above

KlingybunFistelvase · 16/12/2016 16:20

I like it!

luckymucky · 16/12/2016 16:09

First thing that jumps to my mind is 'down'.

MollyHuaCha · 16/12/2016 16:07

I know an Ida - pronounced Eee-da. It's a lovely name. Simple, feminine and strong.

stumblymonkey · 16/12/2016 15:48

My great grandma was called Ida and she was around until I was 15 so I'm afraid it's an old lady name to me but other people may not have the same association and I have a friend who is considering my other DGG name (Mabel)

Loafingaround · 16/12/2016 15:43

I love it and so bizarrely was also looking for old threads on it last night. Most seemed to love it. i love the simplicity in its spelling and sound while still so unique/feminine/graceful and scandi sounding.

SausageSoda · 16/12/2016 14:53

I like it :)

BratFarrarsPony · 16/12/2016 14:22

I like it but prefer 'Aida' although that might just end up being 'Ida'

Hardshoulder · 16/12/2016 14:21

I love it. It's the epitome of that 'good' type of plainness. I don't think anyone in this country would pronounce it as anything other than EYE-duh unless the person introduced themselves otherwise.

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JanuaryJuniper · 16/12/2016 14:12

Teds that is a lovely story, it took us nearly 4 years to get pregnant with Aphra!

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JanuaryJuniper · 16/12/2016 14:11

I don't mind the old lady thing obviously all the old Ida's were once little girls and all the new little Ida's will hopefully live long enough to be old lady's.

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Teds77 · 16/12/2016 13:35

Oh and pronounced eye-duh rather than ee-da.

Teds77 · 16/12/2016 13:34

I have one, she's mainly named after my Gran but we were in Bamburgh when we found out we were (at last!) pregnant and the town was established by King Ida (an Anglo Saxon king) and that confirmed it was the right name for us.

Never any negative comments and for a long time we didn't know any others. Know a couple of others now.

SorenaJ · 16/12/2016 13:23

Lovely!

JennyOnAPlate · 16/12/2016 13:21

I like it but I prefer Ada.