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Liddie
How to Pronounce Liddie
Pronounced LID-ee /ΛlΙͺd.i/High
Meaning: Liddie is an affectionate pet form of Lydia, a Greek name meaning 'woman from Lydia' (a region of Asia Minor). It was also used as a homey short form of Elizabeth in some families. Given as a stand-alone name, it carries Lydia's meaning.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Liddie is a diminutive of Lydia, the Greek name meaning 'woman from Lydia', an ancient region of western Asia Minor; in some households it doubled as a short form of Elizabeth. Used as a given name in its own right, it belongs to the great nineteenth-century habit of writing the affectionate 'y' names β Liddie, Hattie, Nettie β straight onto the birth record.
It was never common, carried by only a few dozen girls a year around its faint peak in the nineteen-teens, and it slid out of use across the twentieth century as parents returned to the full Lydia. A handful of very recent appearances aside, it reads as a genuinely old-fashioned pet name rather than a revived one.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Liddie mean?
Liddie is a pet form of Lydia, a Greek name meaning 'woman from Lydia'; it was also used for Elizabeth.
How do you pronounce Liddie?
It's said LID-ee /ΛlΙͺd.i/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Liddie a boy or girl name?
Liddie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Liddie?
Liddie has always been rare in the U.S., a vintage pet form most seen in the early twentieth century.