Fido

See also: fido, fidò, and FIDO

English

Etymology

From Spanish or Italian fido from Latin fīdus (“faithful”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ.dəʊ/
Rhymes: -aɪdəʊ

Proper noun

Fido

A representative given name for a dog.
- 2019, Marc Bekoff, Jessica Pierce, Unleashing Your Dog:
  This may provide a simple explanation for the seemingly universal desire of all dogs to drink from the toilet. Since toilet water has likely been refreshed more recently than the water in Fido's bowl, it tastes better.
(networking) Clipping of FidoNet.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Fido.

Translations

representative given name for a dog

Finnish: Musti (fi)
French: Médor (fr) m, Rex (fr) m
Portuguese: Totó m
Welsh: Pero, Tango, Carlo, Smot

See also

Appendix:Names for animals
Rex
Rover
Fluffy

Anagrams

I'd of, foid

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