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Meaning & Origins
Of Greek origin, meaning ‘woman from Lydia’, an area of Asia Minor. The name is borne in the Bible by a woman of Thyatira who was converted by St Paul and who entertained him in her house (Acts 16:14–15, 40). It has enjoyed steady popularity in the English-speaking world since the 17th century.
| 484th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish (González): patronymic from the personal name Gonzalo, a personal name of Visigothic origin, based on the Germanic element gunþ ‘battle’. Compare Portuguese Gonçalves (see Goncalves).
| 25th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Lydie, Lydi, Lydiah, Lydio, Lydiya, Lydiaa, Lydiea, Lyda, Lysa, Lydiay
Gonzales, Gonzaga, Gonsalez, Gonzalo, Gonzale, Gonzalas, Gonsales, Gonzalaz, Gonzal, Gonzalves
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