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What does Lydia mean?
Lydia 
as a girls' name is pronounced LED-ee-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Lydia is "from Lydia". From Ludia. Place name: Lydia was an area of Asia known for its two rich kings, Midas and Croesus. Biblical: a Christian woman called a "seller of purple" and described as a woman of business, probably affluent. Cookbook author Lydie Marshall.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, rich (wealthy), kings (queen), biblical, purple (violet)
Variations
VARIANTS Lidia, Lidie, Lidija, Lyda▼, Lydie
MASCULINE FORM Lidio
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Ladia, ..
(male) Lylin, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lydia Alex (L.A.), ..
How popular is Lydia?
Lydia is a very prominent first name for women (#243 out of 4276, Top 6%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#60083 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lydia reached its highest position of #79 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #89 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Lydia (#89 FROM RECENT DATA) are Lidia (#1673), Lidie, Ludia, Lyda and Lydie. These forms of Lydia were favored a century ago (MEDIAN #1064) and are somewhat less conventional today (#1627, ▼41.3%), with the version Lyda becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Lydia is pronounced similarly to Lada, Laday, Ladey, Lady, Lauda, Leda, Ledah, Leida, Leoda, Leyda, Lida▼, Lidah, Loida, Loyda and Lydah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adia, Ardia, Cyndia, Cytia (see Cynthia), Fadia, Hadia, Hedia, India▼, Kadia, Kyria, Lakia, Lalia, Latia, Lecia, Leia▲, Lelia▼, Lesia▼, Lexia, Lia▲, Licia, Ligia, Lilia▲, Lisia, Livia▲, Loria, Lucia▲, Lycia, Lygia, Lyla▲, Lyna, Lynda▼, Lyndi, Lynea, Lynna, Lyra▲, Lyria, Lyric▲, Lyrica, Lyris, Lysa, Lyssa, Lyuba, Lyvia, Lyza, Media, Nadia, Nidia, Nydia, Nykia, Sadia, Syndia, Syria, Tyria, Xylia and Zylia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lydia.
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