Pronunciation of Loudon

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Help settle an argument please!

Loudon - as in loo-don or loud(to rhyme with cloud)-on

I'd say loud-un

I would say it Loo-don.
Not a name I’ve heard before.

I'd assume it was Loo-don

I've never seen it before.

I'd say Loo-den if it were a girl and Loud-en if it were a boy?

I saw a singer called Louden earlier this year. I'd never heard of him before but I'm sire he pronounced it Loud-on

Actually, I've said it aloud and I say Loo-den

Loudon Wainwright is Looden.

Sorry - Loudon and sure...really must proof read :-D

I would say Loo-don.

I'd say it Low-don (though I don't know if that's correct!)

Fair enough, Katherina sounds much more confident about it than me - I'd believe her instead

Loo-den

There's a place in Scotland called Loudoun and it's pronounced Loud-on so i would pronounce Loudon the same way.

it's a street near us and pronounced Loud-un

Loud-on

Surely Loudon Wainwright is pronounced Loud in?

Not a fan anyway so wouldn't use the name.

Aaaargh Loud un

The county in Virginia is Loud-on.

Went to school with a boy who’s surname this was. Pronounced loud-un. Never heard of anyone

Never heard of another I meant to say*

Yes, thinking as in Wainwright. I'd say Loodon (well more like en/in at the end like London) but OH has found several sources online saying loud(cloud). Thanks everyone!

Loud-un.

Name of the roughest pub in the whole of Scotland.

Hmmm, I've always heard Loudon Wainwright pronounced as in 'Loud-un'. And I've heard him interviewed a few times, on British and US TV. He didn't correct them so I'd assume that was how he said it!

It's Loud-un. A friend of mine had a friend called Loudon

Actually, ignore me - I think I've confused myself I think it is Louden.