How would you pronounce Louis?

[Yibs]

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.

Don't spell it with a E you're setting him up to spend the rest of his life correcting misspellings.

Louis is pronounced loo - eee to me, loo-is is Lewis (like the department store).

I’d be unsure how to pronounce it in the UK, and expect a lot of people would pronounce it Lewis. Your DS would frequently be in a position of deciding whether or not to correct people.

I have a sibling who’s had that problem with their name and it irritates them, they often just go by the non- preferred pronunciation!

With rare spelling like Louie, pronunciation would be easier, but your DS would often have to spell it out.

Louis is Loo-ee
Lewis is Loo-iss
Don't like the Louie spelling at all

Unfortunately your child will be subjected to a lifetime of people pronouncing it wrong whichever way round you go. Be prepared for your DS to be annoyed about it!

DC1 is Maya, which I had only ever known to be pronounced my-ah. But then suddenly the world was full of people who pronounce it may-ah. Which drives DC1 crazy. Sadly it seems you can't win with names with two common pronunciations.

I would know it's a loo-eee and never heard it 0
pronounced lewis (I'm south too, edge of Essex!). I do also know a Louie and I always have to remind myself to spell it without the 's'!

I’d pronounce a name spelt like that the correct way, i.e. loo-ee.

I’d it saw a name spelt Louie, I’d assume he was one of Donald Duck’s nephews.

Loo-ee. Lewis for Lewis.

My nephew is called Louis. I think he’s always been Loo-ey. I’ve never heard anyone call him Lewis. Two different names imho.
It’s a great name @Yibs
I would go for the original spelling, but understand why you’d want Louie.

Lou-ee instinctively but if someone said it was Lewis, it would be easy to remember. I like the name.

Louis us pronounced the same as
Lewis where I live.

I'd pronounce it as Louie (better spelt as Louis, though) unless told otherwise. I've known a few who pronounce it Lewis and nobody who pronounces it correctly, but I would always presume the correct one.

As it's French I would pronounce it the correct, French way!

Unfortunately your child will be subjected to a lifetime of people pronouncing it wrong whichever way round you go. Be prepared for your DS to be annoyed about it!

It must depend where you live. DH moved to London as a young child & no one has ever got his name wrong. I asked him as I was confused by this thread.

Do people actually think Louis Vuitton is Lewis Vuitton?

Call him Fred. Much easier 🤣

I agree with your mum. Louie just looks weird, like you didn't know how it should be.

My name is pronounced quite differently by different people & shortened to a 'non name' (despite my parents barking at my friends it's not xxx it's xxxxxxx. 🤣(as a child, not now!)

Just use the name you live, with the correct spelling or chose a less likely to be mangled name.

Lou-wee
Like Prince Louis.

I would pronounce Louis as loo-ey.
I think of Lewis with a hard w and the s sound, as a completely different name.

It’s Louis as in Louis Vuitton, that’s my dogs name

Loo-ey is the standard pronunciation for Louis. I think you'd be fine using that. Anything else and the child will be forever having to correct or confirm the spelling.
It's unfortunate that a few people pronounce it Lewis when there's a perfectly good spelling for that.
The Louie spelling is used by one of Donald Duck's nephews.

Loo-ey. However, Americans tend to say Loo-is (as in St Louis) and I suspect that pronunciation might be becoming more popular here as well. No matter though- it’s an easy correction if anyone gets it wrong.

I remember being taken aback that Louis Armstrong used "lewis" pronunciation and the city of St Louis. So I've always thought it was an American thing.

Lou-ee. I think he'll end up correcting people sometimes but not that often, it's quite well-known.

I'd definitely go with the proper spelling, changing to a phonetic version will look like you didn't know how to spell it.

According to the internet, where every fact is triple checked and there is never any false information...

Over in France, Louis is pronounced Lou-EE. The American way: Lou-ISS. According to People, the “s” in His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge's royal baby name is silent, and we should all be saying his name the French way.

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Both - I used to work with a Louis and he pronounced it Lewis. Before meeting him I would have said Loo-ey.

I think if you choose this name for your baby he'll have a lifetime of mispronunciation.

It will help that we have a Prince Louis ( Loo - wee) so most people should know that this is the proper pronunciation.