Ida?

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Hi all,
What are people's thoughts on the name Ida for a girl? It's our first baby, due in 6 weeks. DH absolutely loves the name but I'm yet to be convinced! I'm a bit worried it's going to become really popular...?
Thanks!!

Love Ida and Ada, or even Edna.

Love Ida and Ada (though I think they're a bit too similar to Ava for me). Please don't use Edna.

Is Ida pronounced Eeda?

No, it's as bad as Edna. And that's bad.

Ada is OK though.

I like it, but if you’re not convinced you shouldn’t use it.

What names do you like?

Down.

Love Ida but I had a Great Aunty Ida when I was growing up. It's popular at the moment (also with the Ayda spelling) through Mrs Robbie Williams - although pronunciation can be Eye-da or Eye-da.

I love it - partly because I know an Ida (pron eeda) and she's lovely. Not quite as keen on the eye-da pronunciation but it's a nice name either way.

I think its short and sweet.

Please dont go with Edna - my 87 year old mums name - and she hated it that much, she used her middle name instead.

Sorry meant pronunciation is Eye-da or Eh-da.

It's lovely and no, I don't think it will be too popular.

I'm not fond of Ida, Ada, or Edna... all rather inelegant imo.

Ada for me is the ooooone but never thought of Ida, really like that too!
The worrying about it becoming popular, I mean, why worry about it, aaaaany name can, you just cant tell? X

No no no!
Not Ida or Ada or Edna or any other name that sounds like a geriatric woman on Coronation Street.
There are so many beautiful girls' names, please choose one of them and not Ida etc.

Ida is pretty and a bit different. There is a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera called 'Princess Ida'.

Ada is OK and seems to be fashionable again now, though always seems old-ladyish to me, probably because I knew old ladies with the name, back in the 70s.

But Edna is hideous. Maybe because I think of Dame Edna Everage?

I can't get behind Ida (Eye-da) sorry! All it makes me think of is Ida Buttrose, who don't get me wrong an amazing woman in her own right, but she is 76...

I like ee-da but not eye-da

Thanks everyone, my favourite name is Clara but DH not keen, middle ground seems to be Nina which we both quite like!

Sorry it's awful.

I always think of Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough's characters Cissie and Ida. Sorry.

I like Ida. Bit of confusion with Ada ? Possibly ?

Ada is pronounced Ayda

And I'd pronounce Ida as Eeda

So quite different imo

I prefer Ava.

I quite like Ida (pr Eye-da) as for me it's associated with the James Baldwin book, Another Country, but think Nina is prettier. Ada and Edna I dislike.