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Lidia

The meaning, background and naming story of Lidia.

Letters
5
Starts with
L

Meaning and background

The story behind Lidia

Lidia is the Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia, a name derived from the ancient region of Lydia in western Anatolia. In Greek its sense is “woman from Lydia”, not a description of temperament. Spanish, Italian and Polish pronunciations differ slightly, so English-speaking owners may use the familiar Lydia sound or follow a family-language pronunciation.

Origin
Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of the ancient regional name Lydia. Source
Meaning
Through Lydia, “from Lydia”, a region of ancient Anatolia. Source
Pronunciation
LEE-dyah (Polish/Italian /ˈli.dja/); Spanish /ˈli.ðja/. Source

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Lidia appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.

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Sources and research notes (1)
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.

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