HOW TO PRONOUNCE
lydia
/ˈlɪdiə/
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What does lydia mean?
noun
- plural of lydion
proper noun
- A woman converted by St. Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- (historical) A historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɪdiə/
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‘I hope you received my last in which I spoke of Dear little Lydia being unwell.
“But does Lydia know nothing of this? can she be ignorant of what you and Jane seem so well to understand?”
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“I am glad to see you out of doors, Lydia,” he said, pleasantly.
He could readily forgive her for pawning the waistcoats, but, having heard her talk of Mrs Lydia Duncomb, he was afraid she was concerned with the murder.
No one doubts that, on the day and at the hour mentioned by the Astronomer-Royal, the people of Lydia saw the face of the sun totally obscured.