Lydia
[ˈlɪdiə]Meaning
Greek, "from Lydia", a region of Asia Minor
Background Story
Lydia is a Greek name meaning "from Lydia", the region on the west coast of Asia Minor said to be named for the legendary king Lydos. In the New Testament it belongs to a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul, and the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. Lyda is a recorded variant and Liddy a diminutive, and the name also appears in languages including Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Georgian, Hungarian and Italian.
Variations
Lyd, Lydie, Lidia
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