Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king Lydos. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by SaintPaul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
Irina
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Other Scripts:Ирина(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)ირინა(Georgian)