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 .......

[Wilhelminaaa]

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

[OrlandaFuriosa]

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

[OrlandaFuriosa]

Gregory

[TurquoiseOwl]

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?

[ComputerUserNotTrained]

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).

[howthelightgetsin]

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.

[RiverTam]

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?).

[ComputerUserNotTrained]

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

[grufallosfriend]

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).

[NameChange30]

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

[auntym]

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)?

[Mumoftheark]

@TurquoiseOwl lol I already have a Noah :)

[Mumoftheark]

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!

[TurquoiseOwl]

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

[AmyGardner]

Hewy? Dewy?

Just kidding, sorry

Sensible suggestions:

Noah and...

Matthew
Kit
Joseph
Patrick
James
Oliver
Sacha
Benjamin

[Mrsknackered]

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

Archer
Maxim
Ralph
Rohan
Rowan

[Mumoftheark]

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

[Mrsknackered]

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 :)

[OhTheRoses]

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

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