Lydia

Lydia \ly-dia, lyd-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Lydia is pronounced as LIHDiyah in English or LUYDiyaa in German ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Lydia: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; UY as in "rue (French)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Lydia?

Lydia is used predominantly in English and German. Its origin is Germanic and Old Greek. From Old Greek roots, its meaning is woman from Lydia. The place name Lydia refers to an ancient region in Asia Minor which is today a province in Turkey. The Lydian people were descended from Lud, a son of Shem and grandson of Noah; thus the name could ultimately have been from the Hebrew 'lud' (strife). The name Lydia was also borne in the Bible by Lydia of Thyatira, a convert to Christianity by Paul. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. In addition, Lydia is a variation (English) of the name what does the name Adelheid mean (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian). Lydia has 17 variations that are used in both English and other languages. English variations of Lydia comprise Liddie meaning of name, nicknames for Lidie, Lidiy pronounciation, meaning of Lidiya (also used in Russian), short names for Lidya, Lydea name popularity, and Lydie meaning (also used in French and Greek). Other English forms comprise the contracted form Lyda meaning and origin, the diminutive Liddy name popularity, and the spelling variant nicknames for Lidia (also used in German, Polish, Russian, and Spanish). Variations used in other languages comprise name Lida meaning (Czech, Polish, and Russian), Lidi name popularity (Hungarian), meaning of Lidija (Slavic), what does the name Lidka mean (Czech, Polish, and Russian), name Lidochka meaning (Russian), Ludia definition (Greek), and name Lyydia (Finnish). Lydia is popular as a baby girl name. In 1900, 0.203% of baby girls were named Lydia. It had a ranking of #104 then. The baby name has seen a fall in popularity since then, and is in recent times of modest use. In 2010, its usage was 0.144% and its ranking #111, was nevertheless the most frequently used within all girl names in its family.

A famous person named Lydia is Queen Liliuokalani, Royalty, born Lydia Paki Kamekeha Liliuokalani 2 September 1838 - 11 November 1917, Honolulu, Hawaii.

List of baby names Lydia:

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The baby name Lydia fun facts:

The name Lydia in reverse order is "Aidyl".

The numerological value of the name Lydia is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Lydia?

Lydia is in the top names in USA.