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Vida

Girl name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Vida: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1979.

Vida is a name with a wonderfully uplifting meaning—it comes directly from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "life," with roots in the Latin vita. It also appears as a short form of Slavic names such as Vidosava, meaning "to see." Among notable bearers are Vida Goldstein, a pioneering Australian suffragist and women's rights activist who stood for parliament in the early 1900s, and Vida Blue, the celebrated American baseball pitcher who won the Cy Young and MVP awards in 1971. While there is no prominent place named after a Vida, the name shares its etymological root with the Italian city of Viterbo and the word "vital." As a further note, Vida is sometimes linked to the Sanskrit name Veda, meaning "knowledge," but the two are unrelated—though both carry a graceful, positive resonance that makes the name feel both timeless and fresh for modern parents.