Lidziya
Fewer than 200 women in Poland carry it, rare enough that most Poles have never met one. It's the Slavic form of Lidia, and the root reaches back to Lydia, a kingdom in Asia Minor: a woman from Lydia.
Lidziya Pronunciation
Lidziya is pronounced lee-JIH-ah (/liˈd͡ʑɨa/).
What Lidziya means
Where Lidziya comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Lidziya is a Slavic form of Lidia, and its meaning reaches back to a place. Lydia was a kingdom in western Asia Minor, and to call a woman Lidia was to call her a woman from Lydia. The name entered Slavic speech and softened into Lidziya. The sound is Slavic.
The diminutives show how the name lives at home. Lidzia is the warm short form. Lidka is the quicker one. Both grow from the same root that gives the fuller Lidia.
A teacher reading a class register in Poland might find Lidziya between two more common names, and the surname beside it settles which family it belongs to. The name does not need translation to be understood. It carries a woman from Lydia in three related shapes: Lidziya, Lidzia, Lidka.
How many people are named Lidziya
1 in 125943 women in Poland is named Lidziya. 179 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2373 among female names.