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WHAT’S IN A NAME? + LYDIA

_{The name Lydia has both Greek and Germanic roots. Derived from the Greek Λυδια, meaning ‘woman of Lydia [the Iron Age kingdom located in Asia Minor]’, Lydia means ‘of the noble sort’. First used in England in the 17th Century, Lydia also means ’beauty and beloved’, and sometimes ‘light’, in Old English.}