If we like Ueli…

[Calmondeck]

… we don’t want to curse our future son with a name too off the grid, but we both like the sound of Ueli (helps that DH is a massive mountaineering lover)…

any other suggestions with this sound? Louis and Hughy have been thrown out there by my DH but we risk entering Disney territory

Welly, Oolly, Oo-uh-li or Oo-elly?

OP- How is is pronounced? I'm struggling to think how I'd say it? OO-Elly, U-Lie?

Yul-ee

But don’t worry, we’re not actually calling our child this, we just knew someone with this name / has positive connotations / like the softness of it

I’ve heard of Uly (same pronunciation) used as a nickname for Ulysses.

Ellis
Herbie
Euan
Ruari

Julien

Yul

I act quite like it. Sounds sweet for a little boy. If you like it op go for it. Some other names you may like. Louis, Eli, ruari, Henri

Julius?

Yuri?

Dewey? Or Alvin, Simon or Theodore..doop doop dododoop!

Where I'm from it's pronounced "Wailey" just in case you are still considering it. Good name!

But Ueli is great!

Everyone will be ok with pronouncing it within roughly 30 seconds of him arriving in any class.

I'm a teacher. I'd check the pronunciation to make sure I wasn't making a mess of it, & then we would all crack on, & all would proceed without anyone even noticing little Ueli's name amidst his mates George & James & Hatem & Faisal & Petras & Theodore & Harry & AbdelAziz & Derek &...

Honestly, I'd 100% go with it.

Ulrich
Ultan

Prefer Julian or Julius though

Iolo