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Girl · Old Irish
Íde
Say it: EE-duh
Meaning
Uncertain; traditionally explained as 'thirst' (for holiness), a pious gloss rather than a firm etymology.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Íte, Ita
Famous bearers
- Saint Íde of Killeedy
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.