Iida

Borrowed from Japanese 飯田 (Īda).

Iida (plural Iidas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Iida is the 36695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Iida is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (76.19%) and Mixed Race (11.49%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225.

19th century phonetic rendering of Swedish (and German, etc.) Ida.

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːdɑ/, [ˈiːdɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iːdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ii‧da

Iida

1. a female given name
   • 1910, Maiju Lassila, Tulitikkuja lainaamassa, Gummerus, published 2001, →ISBN, page 42:

     "Iidako se on tämän Variksen akan nimi?"
     "Iidaksihan ne tätä papin mukaan haukkuvat, vaikka olisihan se näin mökkiläisen akan nimeksi välttänyt paljas Maijakin tahi vaikka Suso", mukasi Varis.

     Iida is what that Varis's woman was called?
     "Well, Iida is what the priest wrote as her name and that's how they call her names, even if that kind of rural woman could've been called Maija or even Suso", Varis blustered.