First names in Hebrew

First name Lydia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לידיה

Gematria value: 59

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lydia is written לידיה

Meaning and origin

What does Lydia mean?

Meaning: "woman of Lydia"
Origin: Greek

Your name comes from the Greek Lydia, "the Lydian woman", a woman of Lydia, a rich region of Asia Minor. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the Lydians were the first to strike coins of gold and silver. A name of trade, wealth and exchange.

Gematria

Lydia = 59

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לידיה has 5 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total59

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Lydia, from ל to ה:

לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה׃

“Teach us to number our days, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Psalms 90:12

The book of your first name

Lydia, in nine pages

• Lydia, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Lydia
• Lydia, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Lydia in three answers

How do you write Lydia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lydia is written לידיה.

What is the gematria value of Lydia?
Written לידיה, Lydia is worth 59: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Lydia mean?
Woman of Lydia (origin: Greek). Your name comes from the Greek Lydia, "the Lydian woman", a woman of Lydia, a rich region of Asia Minor. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the Lydians were the first to strike coins of gold and silver. A name of trade, wealth and exchange.