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Lydia · English girl’s name

Lydia in Hawaiian is Lidia

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when Y became I.

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lee·DEE·ah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Lydia in Hawaiian?

Lydia is Lidia in Hawaiian, said lee-DEE-ah.

How Lydia became Lidia

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Lydia Y became I.

Other recorded spellings of Lydia

Hawaiian records do not settle on one spelling for every borrowed name. Alongside Lidia, Lydia was also written Lulia. Each is a real Hawaiian writing of the name rather than a variant anyone invented; which one a family used came down to who was doing the writing, and when.

How to say Lidia

Say it lee-DEE-ah, leaning on DEE, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, a as in “father”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is Lydia in Hawaiian?

Lydia is Lidia in Hawaiian, pronounced lee-DEE-ah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Lidia?

lee-DEE-ah, with the stress on DEE.

Why does Lidia look so different from Lydia?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Lydia, Y became I.

Is Lidia a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used Lidia since the 1800s, but it is Lydia respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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