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Maida - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Maida

[ 2 syll. mai-da, ma-ida ] The girl name Maida is pronounced MEYDah KEY. Maida is of English origin and it is also used largely in the English language. The name means 'young, unmarried woman'. A form of Maida is Maidie (English).

Maida is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1907 with 0.005% of baby girls being given the name Maida. It had a ranking of #910 then. The baby name has declined in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Among all girl names in its family, Maida was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Maida include Meda (English), Mada (English), Maddi (English), Maddie (English), Maddy (English and German), Madie (English), Mady (English), Mahaut (French), Mahda (Russian), Maidie (English), Maite (Basque and Spanish), Manda (English), Mandee (English), Mandi (English), Mandie (English), Mando (English), Mandy (English), Manette (French), Matha (English), and Mati (Spanish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Maida: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Maida Meaning of Maidie