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A given name in Faroese and Slovak
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[ˈliːdia] · Slovak
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Lýdia is a feminine given name documented in Faroese and Slovak.
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LYDIA— “of Lydia”
From the city of Lydia was named the seller of purple who hearkened to St. Paul at Thyatira, and to her is owing the prevalence of Lydia among English women delighting in Scriptural names.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XVIII (Names from Places and Nations) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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