Lydia

American  

[lid-ee-uh] / ˈlɪd i ə /

noun

1. an ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: under Croesus, a wealthy empire including most of Asia Minor.

2. a female given name.

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Lydia British  

/ ˈlɪdɪə /

noun

1. an ancient region on the coast of W Asia Minor: a powerful kingdom in the century and a half before the Persian conquest (546 _bc ). Chief town: Sardis

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Lydia

This week, there was a major breakthrough when DNA provided by her sister, Burks, was determined to be a match, enabling investigators to finally identify the 1995 victim as Lydia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

WSJ’s James Romoser and Lydia Wheeler will reply directly in the commenting thread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Once the capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Lydia, Sardis occupied a strategic location between the Mediterranean and the Anatolian plateau.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

“More consumers are turning to savings and credit to sustain spending,” wrote economists Gregory Daco and Lydia Boussour of EY Parthenon.

From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026

“If we make haste,” said Lydia, as they walked along, “perhaps we may see something of Captain Carter before he goes.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen