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Luis or Hugo

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Kannet · 19/01/2018 14:51

I like both, and we have a very common/classic surname. Middle name will be John. Which would you go for

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pipilangstrumpf · 22/01/2018 15:21

Yes, if you want Loo-ee, I'd spell it the French (Lou-is) way or the increasingly popular English way (Louie).

TatianaLarina · 22/01/2018 14:43

If you’re pronouncing it Lu EE then call him Louis as that’s how it’s pronounced.

I’d stick to Hugo.

Buxbaum · 21/01/2018 10:52

Luis isn't pronounced 'lew-ee' anywhere. It's lu-EECE.

Hugo is fabulous - good choice, OP.

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Kannet · 21/01/2018 10:32

Think we have decided on Hugo

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notanother11plusmum · 20/01/2018 19:58

Hugo sounds quite posh.

Luis sounds Spanish to me.

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Kannet · 20/01/2018 19:58

Lu wee I mean

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Kannet · 20/01/2018 19:57

It would be Lew ee

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ObiJuanKenobi · 20/01/2018 19:54

How is Luis pronounced by you OP?
Lu-eez
Lu-wee
Lu-is?

DryIce · 20/01/2018 19:48

I say Luis kind of like Louise, but where Louise rhymes with wheeze Luis rhymes more with geese.

I say Louis as Lou-ee

And Lewis as Lou-is

Which pronunciation were you after OP?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 20/01/2018 18:03

Love Louis. It sure about the Luis spelling.

Pemba · 20/01/2018 18:00

I don't know, I quite like Luis, but the Spanish pronunciation sounds almost the same as the far more well known girls name, Louise, to British ears. Perhaps that may not be a problem where you are, though, is he ever likely to live in the UK? I agree Louis is lovely.

Hugo is fine but has a very posh, public school educated vibe in the UK. Again, might not be a problem wherever you are.

pipilangstrumpf · 20/01/2018 17:27

The girls name Louise is pronounced Loo-ees

pipilangstrumpf · 20/01/2018 17:27

I say Luis exactly like Lewis, Loo-is.

ladybirdsaredotty · 20/01/2018 11:34

But Luis is said Loueese, not Lewis...

pipilangstrumpf · 20/01/2018 10:48

Luis makes the pronunciation obvious, Lu-is.

Louis, the French version, will be pronounced Lou-ee by French speakers but Lou-is by many others ( eg St Louis).

Outside of France I prefer Luis or Lewis.

SwinginFromTheChandelier · 20/01/2018 09:43

Luis, the spelling is fine!

Luis, Lewis, Louis can be pronounced Loo-wiss

Louie and Louis (again) can be pronounced Loo-eee

BaffledMummy · 20/01/2018 07:06

Hugo! Lovely name

Lucylululu · 20/01/2018 06:29

I love Luis and don't see why you would need to spell it the French way rather than the Spanish way? Neither is a British name so why is Louis more suitable than Luis? I much prefer the Spanish spellings of names and also it will be less common this way

helpmum2003 · 19/01/2018 20:37

I would go for Hugo to avoid pronunciation issues also. It's a lovely name.

DryIce · 19/01/2018 20:35

I love Luis, but I would pronounce that differently to Louis (which I also love!). You seem to be in implying you would pronounce them the same?

If so, I would go with Hugo to avoid pronunciation issues. Hugo is also a lovely name

Joeybee · 19/01/2018 20:24

Hugo - My fave name right now. It's strong and intelligent sounding. Hugo is hard to judge based on the name - can imagine a gentle, quiet boy named Hugo, also can imagine a loud, boisterous boy named Hugo.

Luis is nice, and underused. It's just a bit delicate sounding to me, a bit blah.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 19/01/2018 17:57

Louis/Luis.

TatianaLarina · 19/01/2018 16:36

I’d go for Hugo then as I don’t like Luis.

I think it works better in the UK than the French version

Disagree because everyone knows Lewis and Louis (Looee) but people don’t know how to pronounce Luis (Looeece). Altho OP isn’t in the UK anyway.

DramaAlpaca · 19/01/2018 16:09

Luis

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Kannet · 19/01/2018 16:09

I'm so torn. I like both spelling of luis/Louis but we don't live in U.K. and luis would be the best spelling where we live. Think I might have to flip a coin

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