Maida may refer to: People Maida Abdallah (born 1970), Tanzanian politician Maida Arslanagić (born 1984), Croatian handball player Maida Bryant (1926–2016), New Zealand nurse, politician and community leader Maida Coleman (born 1954), American politician Maida Heatter, American chef and cookbook writer Maida Markgraf (born 1991), Montenegrin footballer Maida Townsend, American 21st century politician Maida (surname), surname Places Maida, Calabria, a comune in the province of Catanzaro, Italy Maida, North Dakota, an unincorporated community in the United States Other uses Maida (flour), a white flour used in South Asia Battle of Maida, a Napoleonic battle in Calabria during the War of the Third Coalition French ship Jupiter, captured by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Maida Maida (dog), belonging to Sir Walter Scott The Maida series of children's books, written by Inez Haynes Irwin See also Maidu, a California Native American group Maida Vale (disambiguation) Feminine given names