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How would you pronounce Louis?

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Yibs · 20/02/2022 08:52

I'm a bit stuck as I love this for a baby name, but I have a name where my entire life I've had to correct, or begrudgingly ignore, my name being pronounced wrong.

I had a Mrs Louis teacher in school (pronounced Lewis)
One of my brothers friends was Louis (pronounced Lewis)
And in a job I had a few years ago I worked with a Louis (also pronounced Lewis!)

Dh never heard of this and says that it's pronounced Loo-ey which is how I want the name to be pronounced, but feel like there will be lots of people like me who have heard it pronounced Lewis more often than not

I want to pre-empt this by calling him Louie. I know a Louie who is in his early 30s now and I've known him since he was like 12 so it doesn't look odd to me, and it just takes the pronunciation issue out but my mum is saying it looks made up and weird.

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hiraffe · 20/02/2022 08:59

My French DH is Louis pronounced the correct way. No one had ever pronounced his name as Lewis.

KylieCharlene · 20/02/2022 08:59

I've always pronounced Louis as Lou-ee but I can't see a problem with the Louie spelling at all to save any issues.

LawnFever · 20/02/2022 08:58

Louis I would pronounce Loo-ee.

If you want to pronounce it Lewis spell it that way.

Beth13579 · 20/02/2022 08:58

Lou-ee. It's a fairly frequently-used name here in the SE, so I can't really imagine people having a problem with it.
Maybe it's different if you live elsewhere in the country?

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 20/02/2022 08:58

I wouldn't be surprised at a Louis pronouncing the name either Lou-ee or Loo-es. I'd probably guess at Louie if I didn't know.

Louie and Lewis give a clearer indication of pronunciation.

DoNotTouchTheWater · 20/02/2022 08:57

In which case, then the classic French spelling is perfect.

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Yibs · 20/02/2022 08:57

@DoNotTouchTheWater

I’d pronounce it loo-ee.

If you want people to pronounce it loo-is, spell it lewis.

I want the opposite I want it pronounced Loo-ey but I've met so many with the same spelling pronounced Lewis I'm convinced I'm setting my child up for a life of correcting people
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GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 20/02/2022 08:57

@DoNotTouchTheWater

I’d pronounce it loo-ee.

If you want people to pronounce it loo-is, spell it lewis.

She doesn't, she wants Lou-ee
OneTiredMam · 20/02/2022 08:56

Lewis

Afternoonteaandicecream · 20/02/2022 08:56

Lou-ee

icklekid · 20/02/2022 08:56

If you want it pronounced lewis I would just spell it lewis??! I would pronounce Louis as loo-ey

hiraffe · 20/02/2022 08:56

It's Louis

as in Louis Vuitton, all those Kings of France. Prince Louis etc

LadyCluck · 20/02/2022 08:55

Loo-ey

DoNotTouchTheWater · 20/02/2022 08:55

I’d pronounce it loo-ee.

If you want people to pronounce it loo-is, spell it lewis.

GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 20/02/2022 08:55

I pronounce it lou-ee

CrimeaChimera · 20/02/2022 08:53

I pronounce it Loo-ey.

It's a nice name though either way!