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Ouida

American  
[wee-duh] / ˈwi də /

noun

  1. pen name of Louise de la Ramée.

  2. a female given name.


Ouida British  
/ ˈwiːdə /

noun

  1. real name Marie Louise de la Ramée . 1839–1908, British popular novelist, best known for Under Two Flags (1867)

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Among them was Ouida Garrett, 87, married 64 years to Leonard, 90, a retired Boeing computer programmer.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2018

Said expensive Interior Decorator Harold Grieve, who decorated the dining room for Ouida Berg�re: "You never saw so many actors not acting in your life."

From Time Magazine Archive

Of late a run of foul California weather has dashed Ouida Rathbone's efforts.

From Time Magazine Archive

None loved a lord more dearly than Ouida, and, mounted on the plush Pegasus of her imagination, she wrote to hounds with the best of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Syrlin—By Ouida The announcement of a new novel by Ouida, sends a thrill of delight through the countless host of faithful admirers of that petulant priestess of mild improprieties.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence