The baby name Lydda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LID-ə (IPA: /ˈlɪdə/).
The baby name Lydda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LID-ə (IPA: /ˈlɪdə/).
Lydda is Biblical, Greek in Origin.
Lydda is a rare English feminine name taken from the biblical place Lydda, the Greek and Latin rendering of Hebrew Lod. The town appears in the New Testament (Acts 9) and later became famed as Diospolis, associated with the cult of St. George. As a toponymic given name, its sense is “from Lydda”; the original meaning of Lod in Hebrew is uncertain, leaving the name’s semantics effectively geographic. Usage surfaces in early modern England and colonial America among Puritans who favored Scripture‑based place names, with sporadic 19th‑century revivals and occasional confusion with Lydia.
Variants and short forms include Lyda, Lida, Lyddie, and Liddy; related exonyms are Lod (Hebrew) and al‑Ludd/Ludd (Arabic). Though sometimes recorded as a spelling of Lydia, Lydda is etymologically distinct. Today it offers a restrained, antique-biblical choice with strong textual and historical echoes.
Lydda is a rare find. Across 9 countries, we found 29 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,063 | 16 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
Lydda is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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