Lyydia

From Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːdiɑ/, [ˈlyːdiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -yːdiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Lyy‧di‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Lyy‧dia

Lyydia

1. (historical) Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)
2. Lydia (biblical character)
   • 1938, The Holy Bible, Acts 16:14:

     Ja eräs Lyydia niminen purppuranmyyjä Tyatiran kaupungista, jumalaapelkääväinen nainen, oli kuulemassa; ja Herra avasi hänen sydämensä ottamaan vaarin siitä, mitä Paavali puhui.

     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.

3. a female given name of biblical origin
   • 2003, Seppo Jokinen, Vilpittömässä mielessä, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 21:

     ―Sitä vaan, että lähden hakemaan Lyydiaa hoidosta.
     Lyydia Luttinen, Koskela maisteli nimeä. Se oli kaunis ja sointuva. Tuskin Luttinen ainakaan oli sitä keksinyt.

     ―I was going to say that I'll go get Lyydia.
     Lyydia Luttinen, Koskela savoured the name, It was beautiful and harmonious, probably not something Luttinen had come up with herself.

• Lyydi
• Lyyli
• Lyyti

• Lyydia is the 429^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 917 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,897 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.