Quick answer
Dido is a girl name.
Pronunciation: Latin /ˈdiː.doː/; English /ˈdaɪ.doʊ/.
Meaning and history
Meaning unknown, probably of Phoenician origin. Dido, also called Elissa, was the queen of Carthage in Virgil 's Aeneid. She threw herself upon a funeral pyre after Aeneas left her. Virgil based the story on earlier Greco-Roman accounts.
Notes and context
Usage: roman mythology, greek mythology | Ancient Greek: Διδώ