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 [ 3 syll. ly-dia, lyd-ia ] The girl name Lydia is pronounced as LIHDiyah KEY. Lydia is used predominantly in English and German. Its origin is Old Greek. The name Lydia means 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. Lida (Czech, Dutch, Greek, English, Polish, and Russian), Lidi (Hungarian), Lidija (Slavic), Lidiya (Russian), Lidka (Czech, Polish, and Russian), Lidochka (Russian), Ludia (Greek), Lyda (English), and Lydie (English and French) are variants of Lydia. Liddy (pet form in English) and Lidia (spelling variant in English, German, and Polish) are other forms of the name. Lydia is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as fairly trendy. 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. In 2008, its usage was 0.138% and its ranking #120, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Within all girl names in its family, Lydia was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Lydia include Lalita (Indian), Latacia (English), Lateicia (English), Latoya (English), Leotie, Lidia (English, German, and Polish), Lidiya (Russian), Loleta (English), Loletta (English), Lolita (Spanish and English), Ludia (Greek), Lulita (Spanish), Lada (Czech), Ladi (Hausa), Lady (English), Lata (Indian), Lataysha (English), Latitia (English), Lätitia (German), and Leatha (English). A famous person named Lydia is Queen Liliuokalani, Royalty, born Lydia Paki Kamekeha Liliuokalani 2 September 1838 - 11 November 1917, Honolulu, Hawaii. KEY: Pronunciation for Lydia: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
