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👩 A woman's name 🏘️ A town in Italy
Maida

Maida

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A female first name used in English-speaking countries
  • proper noun
translation icon : Maida
  • Well, how in the world are we gonna face Maida?
  • Maida Vale
  • Adam Maida
  • Cardinal Maida

Examples

  • Maida Stratton was blond and plump, a bouncy girl, always looking about ready to laugh.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Maida took a message from her.

    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

  • What do you want me to say, Maida, darling?

    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

  • You know, Maida, darling... ...I might manage it.

    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

  • After finishing school and college at Duke, Maida almost moved to New York to work.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • As the car drew up, stopping near the front, I wondered where Maida had gone.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Maida came back in, trembling and very tense, and I took her to a corner.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • And now, from Chicago, The Mutual presents another social commentary by Miss Maida Gilespie.

    A League of Their Own (1992)

  • Bobby was Maida's brother, a husky boy, freckled and friendly, home from his first year in college.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • When we go to the party, make sure to call Maida to join us.

Surface Forms

Maida main

Etymology

Maida is a female given name often taken from the Italian town Maida, so it is like giving someone a place name; a helpful way to remember it is to think of a person named after a town.