Girl
Aida
Italian
Languages used in
This girl's name is used in Arabic, English, Italian and Spanish.
Background story
Some authorities point to Latin sources meaning either ''distinguished'' or ''helpful.'' However, Camille du Locle and Antonio Ghislanzoni (the librettists for Guiseppi Verdi's 1871 opera that made this name famous) found it in a story written by Egyptologist Mariette Bey.
In the opera, Aida is an Ethiopian princess held captive at the court of an Egyptian pharoah. Her story portrays a passionate conflict between personal love and loyalty to country.