Ouida

WEE-da

English diminutive

Ouida Origin and Meaning

The name Ouida is a girl's name of English origin.

This Victorian pen name is the childish version of the novelist's real name, Louisa, but it has managed to gain a sophisticated image. Ouisa is a similar childhood nickname name.

Ouida Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Famous People Named Ouida

• Ouida pen name of Maria Louise Ramé, English novelist
• Ouida Bergère (born Eunie Branch) American actress and screenwriter
• Ouida Sebestyen American novelist
• Ouida Touchon American painter

The name Ouida in Pop Culture

• Ouidah (sometimes Whydah) port city on the West African coast, in present,day Benin, which has given its name to the whydah bird (native to the area) and the "Whydah Gally" (slave ship turned pirate ship)