Lydia
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Lydia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically associated with the ancient region of Lydia and often interpreted to mean "woman from Lydia" or "beautiful one."
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek feminine given name
ⓘ
feminine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lydia (ancient region of Anatolia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
Greek feminine given names ⓘ feminine given names ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Lydia (ancient region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | originally an ethnonym referring to a woman from the region of Lydia in western Anatolia ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
beauty
ⓘ
biblical association ⓘ classical heritage ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Lydie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalOrigin | Ancient Greek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | widely used in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| hasShortForm | Lyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Lidia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTheophoric | false ⓘ |
| meaning |
beautiful one
ⓘ
woman from Lydia ⓘ |
| nameDayObservedIn | various Christian traditions ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Lydia of Thyatira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBearerDescription | a woman mentioned in the New Testament, considered the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe ⓘ |
| script |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant | Lidia (from Greek Λυδία) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| usedInReligiousText | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSincePeriod | antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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