Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. · A woman converted by St. Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia. · A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía, “the region of Lydia”), from λυδία (ludía, “beautiful one, noble one”), a feminine form of Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)). The region of Lydia is said to be named for a king Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)); the given name Lydia originally indicated ancestry or residence in the region of Lydia.
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- Borrowed-form mentionΛυδίαgrc
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