Lydia is a Greek female name derived from the name of an ancient kingdom in Asia Minor, used to refer to someone who came from there. It was apparently named after a king, Lydus or Ludos, whose name might mean “beautiful one” or “noble one”. Another possible meaning is that it means “play” or “sport” though that seems sketchy.
Lydos could also be tentatively linked to Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ meaning “people”.
Origin: Greek, Proto-Indo-European
Variants:
- Lidia (Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, English)
- Lyydia (Finnish)
- Lidiya (Russian, Bulgarian)
- Lídia (Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian)
- Lidija (Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian)
- Lýdie (Czech)
- Lýdia (Slovak, Faroese)
- Lydie (French)
- Lyda (English)
- Lidda (English)
- Lydian (English)
- Lydiana (English)
- Lidiana (English)
- Ludia (Ancient Greek)
Male forms:
- Lydus (Ancient Greek)
- Lydos (Ancient Greek)
- Ludos (Ancient Greek)
