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GirlPronounced Latin /ˈdiː.doː/; English /ˈdaɪ.doʊ/Latin language family

Dido

Meaning unknown, probably of Phoenician origin.

Quick answer

Dido is a girl name.

Pronunciation: Latin /ˈdiː.doː/; English /ˈdaɪ.doʊ/.

GenderGirl
PronunciationLatin /ˈdiː.doː/; English /ˈdaɪ.doʊ/
Language familyLatin

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