Lydia

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

Proper noun

 * 1) A historic region of SW Asia Minor.
 * 2)  A woman converted by Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.
 * 3)  of biblical origin.

Quotations

 * 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.
 * 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 0060163976, 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.
 * 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.

Derived terms

 * adjective: Lydian

Related terms

 * pet form: Liddy

Translations

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 * Arabic: ليديا (Līdiya)
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 * Latvian: Lidija
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 * Arabic: ليديا (Līdiya)
 * Chinese: 利季娅 (Lìjìyà)
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese: リディヤ (Ridiya)
 * Latvian: Lidija
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 * Portuguese: Lídia
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Anagrams

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Proper noun

 * 1)  Lydia.

Proper noun

 * , a Latinized variant of Lydie.

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 * 1)  Lydia.

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 * 1)  Lydia.

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 * 1)  Lydia.

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