Lydia (meaning and origin)

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Lydia

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Meaning and origin
Lydia is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `woman from Persia, beauty `.

Where is it used?
The name Lydia is mainly used in English, German and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Lidiya (In Russian)
Lidia (In Polish and in Italian)
Lydie (In French)
Lyydia (In Finnish)
Lyyti (In Finnish)
Lida (In Czech)
Lyda (In Other languages)

See also
In Other languages: Liddy (F)

What Lydia`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Lydia:
It's a pretty unique name, but easy to pronounce.
The worst thing about the name:
At first glance people think my name is Lynda.
If my name wasn`t Lydia....:
I wouldn't have been so upset that a boy in my elementary school was name Illidio.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Lydia:
It's a little bit unique yet still ratehr traditional. It's great knowing that I'm people I bump into don't have my name
The worst thing about the name:
The worst thing about being called Lydia is the things it rhymes with (chlamydia is a good expample), luckly I have only encountered this at University and then people are just joking. The rhyming can be a good thing too though, builds sense of humor! haha
If my name wasn`t Lydia....:
I don't think I would have felt so unique, if I wasnt a Lydia, I just wouldnt be me
Extra information:
The best thing about being called Lydia is when my English teacher at school fell in love with the name so much she named her first girl Lydia also, she said if it wasn't for me being called Lydia she may have never discovered the name.

More `Lydia` links
Lydia as abbreviation
Actors named Lydia
Lydia in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Lydia

Lydia appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 123. In the last 128 years Lydia has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 2 times. 1880 was a `top year` for the name Lydia. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #77. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	123
2006	130
2005	119
2004	126
2003	127
2002	137
2001	140
2000	149
1999	149
1998	153
1997	160
1996	175
1995	173
1994	188
1993	206
1992	205
1991	214
1990	206
1980	287
1970	307
1960	205
1950	223
1940	235
1930	233
1920	185
1910	152
1900	104
1890	78
1880	77