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عَائِدَة
Aida
AA-ee-da
“Returning; visiting.”
About Aida
Aida is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "returning; visiting" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-و-د meaning 'to return'. Active participle, feminine — 'one who returns'.
Common across Bosnian, Albanian, and Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Aida is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aida
- What does the name Aida mean?
- Aida (عَائِدَة) means "Returning; visiting". From the Arabic root ع-و-د meaning 'to return'. Active participle, feminine — 'one who returns'.
- Is Aida a name from the Qur'an?
- Aida does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aida a boy or a girl name?
- Aida is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aida come from?
- Aida is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-W-D. Common across Bosnian, Albanian, and Arab families.
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