Yes, all versions afaik
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Because the area of Lydia in Asia Minor was supposedly named for a guy called Lydus (we don't know the meaning of Lydus, unfortunately). This is legendary, but the point is that Lydia was the original form of the name from the get-go.The area of Lydia was originally called Maeonia, by which name it was known by Homer. Homer called the inhabitants of the area Maeonians; Herodotus called them Meiones; and other writers called them Maeones. See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia.Lydia in the Bible was from Thyatira, oddly enough. In the Old Testament (Jeremiah, Ezekiel), Lydia is called Ludim.

Miranda
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Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  ADT  ·  4/20/2005, 9:20 AM
Much prefer Lydia. Just looks nicer to me. Lidia just doesn't look right! (nt)  ·  Pink Princess  ·  4/20/2005, 6:17 PM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  SwtNikki87  ·  4/20/2005, 5:51 PM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Laurie  ·  4/20/2005, 2:01 PM
Prefer Lydia (more)  ·  Jacks  ·  4/20/2005, 12:55 PM
I like Lydia better  ·  Lissy  ·  4/20/2005, 11:55 AM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Lissa Hannah  ·  4/20/2005, 11:53 AM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Chelsea  ·  4/20/2005, 11:46 AM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Miranda  ·  4/20/2005, 10:43 AM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Lissa  ·  4/20/2005, 10:11 AM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  ADT  ·  4/20/2005, 10:28 AM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Miss Claire  ·  4/20/2005, 10:11 AM
I much prefer Lydia, Lidia looks spelt wrong...nt  ·  Kai  ·  4/20/2005, 10:10 AM
because it's not a common American spelling? nt  ·  ADT  ·  4/20/2005, 10:26 AM
Well, actually... (m)  ·  Isla  ·  4/20/2005, 10:37 AM
Re: Well, actually... (m)  ·  ADT  ·  4/20/2005, 11:22 AM
Yes, all versions afaik  ·  Miranda  ·  4/20/2005, 12:13 PM
Actually, Bibles nearly always translate names  ·  Julia_Gabrielle  ·  4/20/2005, 10:48 PM
That sounds logical, though  ·  Miranda  ·  4/21/2005, 11:01 AM
Re: That sounds logical, though  ·  Julia_Gabrielle  ·  4/21/2005, 12:58 PM
Re: Lydia or Lidia? .......  ·  Silvie  ·  4/20/2005, 9:33 AM