French Middle name for boy 'Lugh'

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D-Day is approaching fast and we keep flip flopping on boys names (baby's sex is a surprise!)
We've loved a few and then, probably just over thought them !!

Now we are thinking Lugh - who is an Irish God, pronounced Lou / also like Hugh - I'm Irish, DH is French and although he is not bothered at all about having a French name in the mix, I like the idea.

So - any idea's of French boy names for a middle name for Lugh ? Or French words ? Eg: for a girl we had 'Hiver' (winter) as a potential middle name..

Help is greatly appreciated !!

I know a Lugh, Irish mum. He’s 5 and as far as I know they have never had an issue with the name, pronunciation or “Loo” connotations. Lovely name strong name

Quite surprised by some of the responses on here, OP. I know an adult Lugh and no one is remotely bothered by his name. I work with him and often hear him spelling it 'yes, like Hugh, but with an L' but that's the only thing. I don't really understand why the people who say they'd have no idea how to pronounce it wouldn't assume it's pronounced that way! And yes, we're surrounded by Lous and everyone copes.

The French middle name is a bit tricky as I know a lot of the names I like are considered horribly old fashioned! I love Emmanuel and Georges.

Pascal /e ?

Lugh is an awful name. Looks like a typo for Hugh, and I'd pronounce it similarly (lyoo, not loo).

I think Lugh is fine. A lot of people would think it short for Louis or Lewis if you told them it so might spell it Lou or Lew but that's the only problem. Louis I think will increasingly popular due to the Royal baby so any names connected will become more acceptable.
For his middle name I'd stick to a real French name rather than a word. If he does go to France it might be seen as odd to have a random word for a name.

Toilet.
Yes Louis and Louise and Lucy can be shorted to Lou but a toilet nickname is different from the full name sounding like a toilet

Whatever you might think of the name as an English speaker, I am really surprised that the OP’s husband has not vetoed this on the grounds that it won’t work in French.

I'm Scottish and Hugh would rhyme with a longer 'yew' rather than 'loo' to me, so I would struggle with how to pronounce Lugh to be honest. It wouldn't occur to me that it sounded like 'loo'.

Although I don't mind Lugh, if you want a slightly unusual name and living are in the Uk I'm surprised you don't go for a French first name. It would be more meaningful to your family than an Irish name if you aren't connected to Ireland.

The OP is Irish.

I would assume that OP, if Irish, pronounces Lugh as 'Liew' or even 'Lhiew'. As I would, in Scotland - it sounds like Hugh, but with a different beginning. The Welsh 'Llew' is another version of the same name. They are not said the same way as 'Loo'.

Lugh/Llew is a very interesting god from the wide area (rather problematically) labelled 'Celtic'. That includes parts of France, if it helps OP. The ancient Romans saw him as equivalent to their (and the ancient Greeks') sun-god Apollo.

I would assume that OP, if Irish, pronounces Lugh as 'Liew' or even 'Lhiew’

No. It’s loo or luawg, but the uaw is very short and the g is close in sound to a ch.

The Romans associated Lugh with Mercury. Caesar noted that Mercury was the God most worshiped in Gaul, with Apollo in second place.

I like it a lot. Most unusual but with such a long and interesting history.

I suspect the French would be fine with it, and even with a French accent you could accept that, the same way that you would accept a French take on any other name, English or Irish or whatever.

For a middle name:
Gautier
Clément
Raphaël
Valentin
Benoit

Are you in league with the person on the other thread who wants to call their daughter Lavia?

“I suspect the French would be fine with it”

My surname contains exactly the same sound and combination of letters and not one single person can spell or pronounce it. It is a massive pain in the arse, to the point where I feel I almost have no choice but to take my husband’s name.