In ancient sources, the name of the City of Lod appears under many names. The multiplicity of names is not always a distortion of the city's original name, but rather an expression of its name at different periods in its history. Despite the fact that it is an ancient city, the meaning of the name Lod is unknown.

The name Lod is mentioned several times, all in the scriptures.

Lod - this is the full spelling of the city's name in the Talmud.

Lydda - this is the name of the place in the New Testament, written in foreign languages.

Diospolis - the name Diospolis means “city of God,” and was given to the place in the Third Century CE by the Emperor Septimius Severus.

Georgiopolis - A Christian legend tells that in 300 CE, Georgius was born in Lod, who later became a Roman legionnaire and converted to Christianity.

From: Vakrat, Ora, 1977, Lod - Historical Geography, published by Goma and the Municipality of Lod - Cherikover.