Etymology: Nydia was likely coined as a variant of names like 'Nadia' or 'Anthea', but gained prominence through Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1834 novel 'The Last Days of Pompeii', where Nydia is a blind flower girl who sacrifices herself for love. The name may be derived from the Greek 'nysa', meaning 'goal' or 'achievement', or associated with 'nymph' imagery, though its construction is largely artistic and literary.