Lydia

For the Dutch pronunciation of Lydia, you can listen to the audio clips featured on the websites below:

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• https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lydia (in Dutch)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Lydia/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/sTFuo1xBBkQ (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:07 and 0:25 and 0:52)
• https://youtu.be/Pnmat5M7GoM (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:26)

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Converted to IPA, it should be: /'li.di.ja:/ [noted -ed]

I know two Lydia's, and they pronounce it "Li-de-a".

Sounds like a disease. Hate it.

The German pronunciation of this name is really horrific

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Much prefer Lid-Dee-uh\lid-E-uh.

German pronunciation: LUY-dee-ah. [noted -ed]