If I love Louis but DH says no way ....

[Mumoftheark]

So I can't stop thinking about the name Louis if our bean turns out to be a boy.
I either like Joshua Louis or Louis for a first name not sure if a middle.
However at present DH is saying absolutely no way 😭

Hit me with some other boys names that I may like even more .......

Jacob
Reuben
Levi
Warren
Evan
Blaine
Miles
Byron
Hudson
Vaughn
Jonah
Declan
Brandon
Garrett
Braden

Charles
Julian
Harry
Henry
Toby
Hugh
Peter
Piers
Giles
Guy
Edward
Edmund
Silas
Caleb
Jonas
Jonah
Jeremy
Timothy
Thomas
Adrian
Darius
Magnus
Hector
Robert
Jonathan
Abel
Matthew

Gregory

I like Louis and my favourite boys names are Noah and Elliot. I see you already said that you don't like Elliot enough, so how about Noah?

I always assume Louis is pronounced the French way, but it's not incorrect to pronounce it with the s, either (as with St Louis, Missouri and Louis Armstrong for example).

I like Louis.

It makes me mad when people on mumsnet suggest calling them Louiee or something so as to make sure people pronounce it right?! Louis is pronounced Lou-ee and if people don't know that then they just don't know the right pronunciation.

I must say, I don't think I'd take lessons in how to pronounce a French name from America (and isn't Louis Armstring pronounced Lou-ee anyway?).

He referred to himself as Louis with an s, other than when he called himself Louie! Google it. It won't help though

In most non French countries Louis is pronounced phonetically so Lou-is. It's quite popular in Germany.

The American city is also pronounced St Louis (Lou-is).

Maybe Louis Armstrong was referring to the spelling when he said "Louis with an s"?
I always thought it was pronounced the French way.

mumoftheark we always use a family name as our middle name choice. We pick for the family connection rather than choosing a name based on which sounds best or another name you might pick for a first name iyswim. I like your choices of Louis James or Louis George If your DH won't agree to Louis as a first name could you go with George Louis or James Louis (Jamie or Jem as possible nicknames)?

@TurquoiseOwl lol I already have a Noah :)

Thanks for all your suggestions everyone. All nice names but none seem like "the one" compared to Louis.
I was originally considering it as a middle name; Joshua Louis but the more I think about it the more I want it as a first.

Think I'll go with the vote of just LTB lol clearly not letting me choose whatever name I want; especially when you have no ideas of your own counts as unreasonable behaviour!

Ah, such a lovely name. I don't like Joshua so go with Louis

Hewy? Dewy?

Just kidding, sorry

Sensible suggestions:

Noah and...

Matthew
Kit
Joseph
Patrick
James
Oliver
Sacha
Benjamin

I would always pronounce Louis, Lou-EE
I like it too OP.
What about -

Archer
Maxim
Ralph
Rohan
Rowan

@AmyGardner lol can't believe I didn't make that connection. I'm now sat in bed singing the theme tune lol 🙈

I have a Noah too OP and for DS2 my names on the list were -

Rowan, Elijah (but not Eli!), Levi, Roman, Oscar, Jasper, Sol, Ezra, Amos, Lenny, Frank/Franklin, Reggie and Shiloh.

All were vetoed apart from DS2's name which is in the list :)

Hugo, Arthur, Magnus strike as similar genre, Oscar too but v popular now.

I had an Alexander Louis, nn Alfie, so resonant for me.