Lydia

• Lidia

From Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía, “the region of Lydia”), from λυδία (ludía, “beautiful one, noble one”), a feminine form of Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)). The region of Lydia is said to be named for a king Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)); the given name Lydia originally indicated ancestry or residence in the region of Lydia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.di.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪdiə

Lydia

1. (historical) A region of southwest Asia Minor or Persia.
2. (biblical) A woman converted by St. Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 16:14:

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     And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

3. A female given name.
   • 1813 Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice/Chapter 9:

     Lydia was a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen, with a fine complexion and good-humoured countenance; a favourite with her mother, whose affection had brought her into public at an early age.

   • 1990 Sue Miller, Family Pictures, Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 5:

     The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina, Mary, Sarah.

• adjective: Lydian

• pet form: Liddy

• Daily, daily, ylaid

Lydia

1. Lydia (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

• IPA^(key): /li.dja/

Lydia

1. A female given name, a Latinized variant of Lydie.

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Lydia f

1. Lydia (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

From Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía).

Lȳdia f (genitive Lȳdiae); first declension

1. Lydia (country in Asia Minor)

First declension.

• Lydia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Lydia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Lydia

1. Lydia (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

Lydia c (genitive Lydias)

1. Lydia (biblical character).
2. A female given name.