The first name Lydia

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About the first name Lydia

Meaning

The name Lydia traditionally means “woman from Lydia”.

Historical origin

The name Lydia comes from Greek Lydia, originally denoting a woman from Lydia in Asia Minor.

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In Christian families, Lydia was often passed from one generation to the next, helping explain its long presence in genealogical sources.

Pronunciation:ly-dialidj.a

Frequency of the first name Lydia by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Lydia by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LydiaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Lydia in baptisms by year.5037251201760181018601910196020101760–1764 2 baptisms1775–1779 4 baptisms1780–1784 2 baptisms1815–1819 6 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 10 baptisms1830–1834 4 baptisms1835–1839 14 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1860–1864 2 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 12 baptisms1875–1879 12 baptisms1880–1884 16 baptisms1885–1889 16 baptisms1890–1894 22 baptisms1895–1899 16 baptisms1900–1904 16 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1985–1989 6 baptisms1990–1994 14 baptisms1995–1999 18 baptisms2000–2004 10 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms2010–2014 2 baptisms

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