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Name Lydia

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woman from Lydia

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About the name Lydia in particular

Gender:	female
Languages of use:	German, English
Topics:	Asteroid 110 Lydia, diameter 86.09 km, period 10.927 years
US 2011 rank:	#96 ... 94:London, 95:Payton, 96:Lydia, 97:Ellie, 98:Mariah ... Full US 2011 list
Similarly written:	Lidia, Lydie, Lyria, Alycia, Alysia, Alyvia, Aydin, Cylia, Elodia, Elysia Details

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About Lydia, the group of names with the same origin as Lydia

Meaning/translation:	woman from Lydia
Language of origin:	Old Greek
Info about origin:	from Lydia, the Old Greek name of a region in Asia Minor (today Turkey)
	the name of the region might derive from Lud, a grandson of Noah, said to be the ancestor of all Lydians
	the Hebrew name Lud might mean strife
Words:	lud = the strife Hebrew
Topics:	Geographic name, Interesting
Variants' top ranks:	29:Lidia Madrid 1999, 43:Lydia Madrid 1999, 309:Lydie France 2002
Name variants:	Lidia, Lidija, Lydia, Lydie Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Lydia

Series	Rankings
England+Wales	2011 100, 2009 91, 2008 88, 2007 85, 2006 85, 2005 81, 2004 70, 2003 68, 2002 76, 2001 60, 2000 57, 1999 49, 1998 50
England+Wales decades	1994 71, 1904 91
France	2002 262
Spain/Madrid	2005 68, 2004 63, 2003 67, 2002 63, 2001 58, 2000 50, 1999 43, 1998 46
Switzerland	1997 289
USA decades	2000-2009 128, 1990-1999 190, 1980-1989 232
USA yearly	2011 96, 2010 111, 2009 118, 2008 120, 2007 123, 2006 130, 2005 119, 2004 126, 2003 127, 2002 139, 2001 144, 2000 150, 1999 151, 1998 153, 1997 160, 1996 175, 1995 173, 1994 188

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