Aida \a(i)-da\ as a girl's name is pronounced ah-EE-dah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Aida is "reward, present". Also possibly from Latin meaning "distinguished; helpful". More likely though a name created for the Ethiopian princess in Giuseppe Verdi's opera A?.
Aida has 6 variant forms: Aeeda, Aide, Aidee, Ayeeda, Ieeda and Iyeeda.
For more information, see also the related name Ada.
Baby names that sound like Aida are Aidah, Adda, Auda and Ayda.