Ida (given name)
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In Western Europe and elsewhere
- Ida of BerniciaIda of BerniciaIda is the first known king of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, which he ruled from around 547 until his death in 559. Little is known of his life or reign, but he was regarded as the founder of a line from which later Anglo-Saxon kings in this part of northern England and southern Scotland...
(d. c. 559), king of Bernicia, a kingdom in what is now northeastern England - Ida of LorraineIda of LorraineIda of Lorraine was a saint and noblewoman.She was the daughter of Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine and his wife, Doda. Ida's grandfather was Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine and Ida's brother was Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine.-Family:In 1057, she married Eustace II of Boulogne...
(also referred to as Blessed Ida of Boulogne) (c. 1040-1113), saint and noblewoman - Ida, Countess of BoulogneIda, Countess of BoulogneIda of Boulogne was Countess of Boulogne. She was the eldest daughter of Matthew of Alsace by Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Her maternal grandparents were King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne....
(c. 1160-1216), countess of Boulogne
- Ida Henriette da FonsecaIda Henriette da FonsecaIda Henriette da Fonseca was a Danish opera singer and composer.Ida Henriette da Fonseca was the daughter of Abraham da Fonseca and Marie Sofie Kiærskou . She and her sister Emilie da Fonseca were students of Giuseppe Siboni, choir master of the Opera in Copenhagen...
(1802-1858), Danish opera singer - Ida JenshusIda JenshusIda Gjølga Jenshus is a country artist from Steinkjer in Norway .After winning a talent competition in 2007, she recorded her first studioalbum in spring 2008 at the studio of recordproducers Lars Lien and Håkon Gebhardt...
(b. 1987), Norwegian musician - Ida LjungqvistIda LjungqvistIda Ljungqvist is a Tanzanian-Swedish model. She was named Playboy's Playmate of the Month for March 2008 and the 2009 Playmate of the Year. She is the first African-born and second Swedish model to be named a Playmate of the Year...
(b. 1981), Tanzanian-Swedish model, winner of Playmate of the year 2009 - Ida LupinoIda LupinoIda Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes...
(1918-1995), English-American actress and film director - Ida Göthilda NilssonIda Göthilda NilssonIda Göthilda Nilsson was a Swedish artist .Daughter of the professor and zoologist in Lund, Sven Nilsson, she was active as her father's assistant. Nilsson was also a student of the Danish artist Jacob Jerichau...
(1840-1920), Swedish sculptor - Ida Nodel (born 1931), Russian-born Israeli refusenik
- Ida RubinsteinIda RubinsteinIda Lvovna Rubinstein was a Russian ballerina, actress, patron and Belle Époque figure.- Early life :Born in Kharkov, or possibly St. Petersburg,p408 into a wealthy Jewish family, Rubinstein was orphaned at an early age. She had, by the standard of Russian ballet, little formal training. Tutored...
(1885-1960), Russian ballet dancer - Ida Saxton (1847-1907), wife of President William McKinley
- Ida M. TarbellIda M. TarbellIda Minerva Tarbell was an American teacher, author and journalist. She was known as one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era, work known in modern times as "investigative journalism". She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies...
(1857-1944), journalist of the American progressive era - Ida B. WellsIda B. WellsIda Bell Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist, newspaper editor and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L. Barnett, an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented lynching in the United States, showing how it was often a way to control or punish blacks who...
(1862-1931), African American journalist, editor and early civil rights activist
- Saint ItaSaint ItaÍte ingen Chinn Fhalad , also known as Ita, Ida or Ides, was an early Irish nun and saint, patron of Killeedy . Her feast day is 15 January....
(also known as Ida) (d. 570/577), Irish nun - DarwiniusDarwiniusDarwinius is a genus of Adapiformes, a group of basal primates from the Eocene epoch. Its only known species is Darwinius masillae, dated to 47 million years ago based on dating of the fossil site....
, fossil nicknamed "Ida"
Fictional
- Princess IdaPrincess IdaPrincess Ida; or, Castle Adamant is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen. Princess Ida opened at the Savoy Theatre on January 5, 1884, for a run of 246 performances...
, eponymous heroine of Gilbert and SullivanGilbert and SullivanGilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S...
's comic opera
In Greek mythology
- Ida, daughter of Corybas and mother of MinosMinosIn Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every year he made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by The Minotaur. After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The Minoan civilization of Crete...
- Ida or Ide, the nymphNymphA nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from gods, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing;...
of mount IdaMount IdaIn Greek mythology, two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida, the "Mountain of the Goddess": Mount Ida in Crete; and Mount Ida in the ancient Troad region of western Anatolia which was also known as the Phrygian Ida in classical antiquity and is the mountain that is mentioned in the Iliad of...
and one of the nurses of Zeus
In Indian culture
- Ida (goddess)Ida (goddess)Ida is a Hindu goddess of the earth, abundant food, and nourishment. She is also the granter of any blessings evoked through her.-Further reading:...
, a goddess in Hinduism - Ida, a character in Jaishankar PrasadJaishankar PrasadJaishankar Prasad , one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre.- Biography :...
's poem KamayaniKamayaniKamayani is a Hindi epic poem by Jaishankar Prasad . It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature...