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Lydia.

Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈlyː.di.a]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.di.a]

  1. Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)

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  2. a female given name

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Λῡδός (Lūdós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Λῡδῐ́ᾱ (Lūdĭ́ā)bor. Latin Lȳdia Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῡδῐ́ᾱ (Lūdĭ́ā).

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