Definitions for LYDIA
ˈlɪd i əly·di·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Lydianoun

   an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

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1. Lydianoun

   A historic region of SW Asia Minor.

2. Lydianoun

   A woman converted by Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.

3. Lydianoun

   of biblical origin.

4. Etymology: Λυδία, said to be named for a king Λυδός (Lydus).

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1. Lydia

   Lydia (Lydian: ‎

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1. lydia

   Lydia is a personal name of Greek origin meaning "from Lydia," which was an ancient region, today situated in modern-day western Turkey. Furthermore, in the Bible, Lydia was a successful business woman and one of the first converts to Christianity in Europe. As such, Lydia is commonly used as a female first name in English-speaking and other Western countries.

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1. Lydia

   Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian. At its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Lydia covered all of western Anatolia. Lydia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, with Sardis as its capital. Tabalus, appointed by Cyrus the Great, was the first satrap.. Lydia was later the name of a Roman province. Coins are said to have been invented in Lydia around the 7th century BC.

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1. Lydia

   a country of Asia Minor; seat of an early civilisation, and a centre of influences which affected both the religion and culture of Greece; was noted for its music and purple dyes.

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1. lydia

   Song lyrics by lydia -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lydia on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LYDIA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lydia is ranked #60636 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lydia surname appeared 332 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lydia.
   
   50.6% or 168 total occurrences were Black.
   37.6% or 125 total occurrences were White.
   8.1% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Asia Minor
   • Geographical Area

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for LYDIA »

1. daily

How to pronounce LYDIA?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say LYDIA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LYDIA in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LYDIA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of LYDIA in a Sentence

1. Maisie Williams:

   The transition from Game of Thrones where I'm a small piece in a big puzzle, to something where you're taking the lead was very nerve-wracking, the role I play in 'The Falling,' Lydia, was a character that I wanted to show other people that I could do. I had to leave it at home, the nerves of carrying the film, and actually prove to people that I have more confidence in it.

2. Gregory Skomal:

   Lydia is an exciting shark. Lydia makes it look like Mary Lee is a real homebody.

3. Canadian Brooke Henderson:

   I think I’m ready, yeah, 17 is young. As you’ve seen with Lydia Ko and Lexi Thompson and even Jessica Korda, there are a lot of great names that have been able to do it. I’m hoping that I’m one of them.

4. Lydia Maria Child:

   Every human being has... an attendant spirit.... If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do. — Lydia Maria Child

5. Lydia Ko:

   I'm tired. A little bit jet-lagged because of the long flight but I've been trying to pace Lydia Ko, go nine holes and do the least amount of practice, i think just this week, the heat is definitely going to get to me, so I'm just going to try and cool down.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LYDIA
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lydia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LYDIA
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Lydia
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=LYDIA