Hey This one of my favorite names. It is a Dutch name pronounced „LEE-də-wie“. My grandparents are Dutch, but I do not live there. If you like field hockey (Lidewij Welten) or The Fault in Our Stars (Lidewij Vliegenthart) you may have heard of it before. Even in the Netherlands it’s not common at all. I’m really curious to hear what people think about it. Does it even look like a name to you?

Edit: Wow thank you all so much! I’m not having a baby any time soon, I just really enjoy thinking about names. Over all I was expecting nothing but negative feedback. So I was pleasantly surprised to find some non Dutch speakers saying it’s not that bad. As for your concerns, spelling, pronunciation and the tricky ending are exactly what worries me. I will keep it on my list and see where I am at once I have a baby. Who knows, maybe I’ll end up living in the Netherlands. Otherwise it would probably best to use it as middle name.