[ 3 syll. i-dea, id-ea ] The baby boy name Idea is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is ayDIYAH †. The origin of Idea is African-Swahili. Idea is a variant of the name Idi (Swahili).
See also the related category swahili.
Idea is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Idea include Aadea, Aadeah, Adheesha (Indian), Adika (African), Adisa (African, English, and Indian), Adityah, Adusa (African), Ahuatzi, Ataya, Atickus, Aticus, Atikus, Atiyya (Arabic), Atsuo (Japanese), Atsushi (Japanese), Attickus, Atticus (English), Attikus, Odea, and Uddisa.
† English pronunciation for Idea: AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
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