Lydia
wiktionary
From Ancient Greek Λυδία(Ludía, “the region of Lydia”), from λυδία(ludía, “ beautiful one, noble one”), a feminine form of Λυδός(Ludós) ( Lydus, from λυδός(ludós) ( lydus)). The region of Lydia is said to be named for a king Λυδός(Ludós) ( Lydus, from λυδός(ludós) ( lydus)); the given name Lydia originally indicated ancestry or residence in the region of Lydia.
etymonline
Lydia
ancient country of Asia Minor bordering the Aegean. It was an empire under Croesus, famous for his wealth. The name is from a supposed ancestor Ludos. The people also figure, as Ludim, in the Old Testament (Genesis x.13), which seems to have sometimes confused them with the Libyans. Related: Lydian, attested from 1540s as a noun, 1580s as an adjective, and 1570s as a musical mode.
