Jude or Louie…

[Newbubs]

For a boy…
which do you prefer & why

I think it's more likely that a Louie will have his name misspelt as Louis, than a Louis will be mispronounced Lewis.

Jude is the German word for Jew, so the association with it being on the yellow stars during the Holocaust puts me off. But objectively it's a nice sounding name.

Louis

I have taught many and they don't tend to get confused for Lewis.

Am not keen on the Louie spelling.

So if you don't like Louis then I would say Jude.

Jude is a bit wet.

Jude. Dislike Louis, it’s just wet.

Louie

I don't like Jude. It means Jew in German so it doesn't travel well either.

Louie is the more popular spelling in the UK now, as Louis get mispronounced as Lou-is by non French speakers.

Louis is generally pronounced Lou-is outside of France. Think of St Louis in Missouri for example

Jude - I have a Jude

What tosh. Think of:

Louis Armstrong
Louis Theroux
Louis Tomlinson
Louis Mountbatten
Prince Louis
Louis Walsh…

Totally agree. My early 20’s dses have several Louis’ amongst their friends - no one has a problem with the Louee pronunciation.

totally agree. My early 20’s dses have several Louis’ amongst their friends - no one has a problem with the Louee pronunciation.

Also agree.

Both lovely but I prefer Jude.
What about Julius?

Not julius - that would sound ridiculous in our area & within our family / friends

Jude, but Louis a close second.

Do not get the Jude love at all. The obscure, patron saint of lost causes, first syllable of Judas etc. Louie, however spelled, is preferable.

Jude - less overused and less fussy

But if you do use Louis please spell it properly, Louie is appalling

Jude.

You shouldn't ruin Louis just because some people are ignorant.

I don't understand the difficulty with the Louis spelling.

Prince Louis
Louis Vuitton
All the King Louis's in France.

Like Louis & Jude

Louis is generally pronounced Lou-is outside of France.

Since when?

Louis is generally pronounced Lou-is outside of France.

Nope.

Er no, even outside France most people know how to pronounce Louis correctly.

Louis.

there will be no problem with people pronouncing it. Can’t abide louie

They do...or should.

It’s Louis. Louie is ridiculous, a girl’s name at best. I like Jude, though.

I think the almost 1500 baby boys born per year over the past few years will disagree that Louie is a girls name. Louie is more popular than Louis for boys in the UK

Not a single girl was called Louie...!