How would you pronounce Louis?

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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.

Lou-ee

Although I know someone called Louis that pronounces it Lewis.

I have a Louis - pronounced the French way (Loo ey) and we are forever correcting people including teacher who call him Lewis regardless 🤦‍♀️

Prince William & George also have Louis in their middle names

I’d say Lou ee.

I much prefer the Louis spelling over Louie.

Louis is loo-ey for sure (unless we are talking about American cities)
Lewis is Lew-iss

I would avoid Louie - that is in for a lifetime of spelling mistakes.

I would pronounce it Lou-ee

In other parts of the world though it would be pronounced Lewis

I have a relative called Louis in his 70s - he pronounces it like Lewis.

If I met a younger Louis, I'd assume Louie, like Prince Louis.

In the Uk it’s pronounced Loo-ee as it is In France . If you want Loo-is then that’s written Lewis like the surname.

It’s true that people have mispronounced it, but because of Prince Louis I don’t think mispronunciation will be a problem in your son’s generation.

I wouldn’t personally spell it Louie, there’s no need and it’s a misspelling / a bit illiterate.

Lou-ee

It IS a name that has two pronunciations in common use. But I wouldn’t let it put you off using the classic spelling of Louis for ‘Loo-eh’. He might have to correct people, but it’s not a huge issue. Louis is so much nicer than Louie.

Loo-ey

.. Your mum is right it does look made up and weird, and it renders a distinguished name very undistinguished.

I would pronounce it Louie. Went to school with one who pronounced it Lewis, no idea how his parents intended it though.

Another lad, same area, had a French background and his parents wanted Louie, it was fine, I don't think he had many problems.

Agreed that having a Prince Louis will probably make it less likely to be read as Lewis so you should be ok with the spelling. Both nice names though.

Louis is Louie.

If you go with "Louie" as the spelling you are setting him up for a lifetime of misspelling as everyone will spell it incorrectly. Most people will pronounce Louis correctly and spell it right though.

Louis is pronounced Looo ee! I have a 1 year old called Louis and we always preferred the traditional spelling of it, so far only one person has read his name wrong and that’s the nurse calling him Lois 😂

My DS is Louis. He’s named after Louis Armstrong so it should be pronounced “Lewis” but we usually call him “Loo-ee”. The only time I call him “Lewis” is when he’s in trouble.

But, when asked how it’s pronounced, I say you can pronounce it either way, which people find a bit disconcerting.

Lewis

It can be pronounced both ways IME. I think officially it's Loo-ey but the Lewis pronunciation has become so widespread I think they are probably about equal.

That's weird about Louis Armstrong - I always thought that was Loo-ey!

There’s lots of names I just wouldn’t use for this reason. Like Mia for a girl because people never know if it’s mee-ah or my-ah. Would drive me batty and I wouldn’t inflict that on my kid. But imo it should be pronounced loo-ee as in Louis Vuitton or Prince Louis of Cambridge. Lewis is like the isle or like John Lewis the shop. But there are so many other names to choose from that wouldn’t cause a lifetime of having to correct people!

Loo-ey definitely, Have only come across Lewis when spelled Lewis .

Not sure why Louie looks weird to some? It’s like Louise for girls

That's weird about Louis Armstrong - I always thought that was Loo-ey!

Apparently his mother pronounced it Lewis but the media commonly said Louie & he wasn't that bothered & didn't correct them.

I'd say Lou-ee but wouldn't be surprised to be corrected to Lewis, it does seem like both are common usages.

Some names have multiple pronunciations or spelling, if that's something you want to avoid this might not be the name for you.

Pronunciation of Louis is the French way.

Now there is a Louis in the royal family, everyone in the UK will be aware of the correct pronunciation.

Nice name!

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Not sure why Louie looks weird to some? It’s like Louise for girls

Just makes me think of Donald Duck's nephew or King Louie. Is it an American spelling if you want it to be pronounced Loo-ee?