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Lou-ee

Loo-ee

If you want it pronounced Lewis, then spell it that way

Loo-ee

In America they pronounce it Lewis.

Loo-ee

Lou-is (unless you're French).

E.g. The city of St Louis in Missouri is pronounced St Lou-is.

Lou-is, how it is written.

It's very popular in Germany and they pronounce it Lou-is as well.

Lord Louis Mountbatten was pronounced Loo-ee

Lou-ee
I know one and nobody's ever said it differently. I have no idea about the Americans though.

French pronounciation is Lou-ee (as they don't pronounce their 's' following an i).

Americans and most Europeans pronounce it phonetically, so Lou-is.

I know a little Louis whose name is pronounce Lou-is. But I've also heard the French pronunciation.

Perhaps we should 'anglify' the name (in the UK) to either Louie or Lewis - that avoids the misunderstandings re. pronounciation.

Lou-ee and I went to school with a few, always pronounced the same.

Louis is Lou-ee

Lewis is Lewis.

I pronounce it Lewis.

The correct pronunciation is LOO-EE. Not Lewis.

I get irritated when people say Louis as Lewis.

The Louis in my dd's class pronounces it Lou-is.

Louis also makes it much easier for learning to write your name. Also, why shouldn't we pronounce the name the phonetically correct way (in English), just like the Americans, Germans etc do? The French don't pronounce our English names correctly - they 'frenchify' them (e.g. Charles becomes Shawl or Hugo becomes UUgo ).

I know an adult Louis and a toddler Louis and both are pronounced Lou-ee.

It's swings and roundabouts. We pronounce some French words in the French way e.g Louis,ballet, bouquet and some French words have been altered to a British pronunication e.g. fillet, valet.

This has been a thread before and I couldn't believe how angry people got. There's no right way, it depends on what your parents decide. Louis Armstrong's mum called him Lou-is.

I say Lou-is.

I'd pronounce it however the 'owner' preferred, either the French way (Lou-ee) or the English way (Lou-is).

Agree with sleepless in that there is no 'correct' way. Many names have different pronounciations and yes, it does depend on what your parents (or yourself) prefer.

I know 3 and they all pronounce it Louee. I would assume this was the pronunciation (to distinguish it from Lewis) unless told otherwise by the child or his parents.

I say louis as loo-ee and lewis as loo-is

Unless told differently by the person whose name it is or their parent. Then I'll pronounce it gerjwiggertywoof if they told me to. I go with what they want.

Are you considering this name for your child? How do you want to pronounce it?

My Louis is pronounce lou-is.

I get a bit fed up on these threads of people saying I pronounce my own sons name wrong TBH.