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Help[Opinions] Lidewij
I just finished reading John Green's new book, The Fault in Our Stars, and a character in Amsterdam is called Lidewij. LEE-deh-vie, if my understanding of Dutch pronunciation is correct. WDYT? Obviously it's not realistic spellingwise for an American, but I think the sound is actually quite lovely.
It's not in the database, but I googled it and Dutch Wikipedia says its German in origin and from "liud" (people) and "wi" (holy) or "wih" (struggle).
It's not in the database, but I googled it and Dutch Wikipedia says its German in origin and from "liud" (people) and "wi" (holy) or "wih" (struggle).
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