I love, love, love this name! I know I've said that about a lot of names, but I really, truly, do. I almost like this spelling better than the traditional one of Lydia. The Russian spelling, Lidiya, is also nice. I love to write stories set in various countries and I've used the name Lydia spelled many different ways in a lot of my stories. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being awful and 10 being wonderful, I'd give the name Lidia and 10 1/2. :)