How would you pronounce “Louis”?

[MrsW32]

We are really feeling the name Louis for our little boy. However we wanted a name that wouldn’t cause any confusion when pronouncing it due to me having a life long issue with my own name being constantly mispronounced and I don’t want to inflict that on him. But we really love Louis and to pronounce it as “Louie” but I really don’t like the spelling Louie.

We have 2 other names in the mix Jude and Leo which we both love and will not have the above issue, but just don’t have the edge that Louis does!

I’ve included a poll too 😅

Any opinions?

@Mlanket yeah I thought the Lewis pronunciation was the Americanised version and in the UK/France and Europe is was Lou-ee.

Urgh why do I like this name so much! 🤣

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Louis Armstrong is with an S! The

Louie is just spelling it wrong!

Louis is ‘loo-ie’ and Lewis is, Lewis.

I know 3 Louis and I don’t think mid-pronunciation is an issue.

Yes, me too. Neither is right or wrong until you know otherwise.

@MrsW32 it definitely is in most parts here I would say. Lots of little Louis’s amongst friend group.

Loo-ee is the usual British pronunciation, but there are of course exceptions - eg the gymnast Louis Smith, who pronounces it Lewis.

It’s Daffy Ducks nephews, Huey, Duey and Louie, wonder if the first two will catch on!

I would pronounce it in the French manner. The correct way.

I would say Lou-ee. If I was "corrected" to pronouce it Lewis I would consider I was bring told to say it incorrectly and would annoy me.

@BunnyLake the correct one. Prince Louis, Prince George Louis, Prince William Louis, Louis Vuitton, Louis Theroux, Louis Walsh, Louis Tomlinson, all the French Kings 😆

Don't worry. It should definitely be Lou-ee. There are a few around who pronounce it Lew-is, but this wrong and quite cringeworthy. It's a French name, French pronunciation.

99% of people you meet will say it correctly, even more so now as surely everyone is familiar with Prince Louis?

Don't get me wrong, Lewis is quite a nice name in itself but it's definitely not how Louis should be pronounced! I prefer the traditional Louis spelling. Louie cheapens it somewhat.

I do like oth Jude and Leo too, but if Louis is the one which has your heart you should definitely go for it.

I think some Americans pronounce Clara Clair-ah but I would always say Clar ra.

Louis is pronounced Loo-ee
Lewis is for those who want the S sound
Luís is pronounced Loo-iz and is my preferred version but most English speakers pronounce is as Louise.

In my world Louis is pronounced Loo-ee, Lewis is pronounced Loo-iss

It's Lou-ee. Those pronouncing it Lewis are simply wrong.

I think I prefer Jude, though.

I would default to lou-ee but would happily be corrected to loo-iss. I think it's like picking Helena or Naomi - you have your preferred pronunciation but the DC will get the others from time to time so you have to be ok with that and try teach them to be ok with it.

I would say Lou-ie

Would only pronounce the S if it was preferred by that individual.

Lewis is Loo-iss

or the place St Louis - famously pronounced differently (ie Louie) in the film title song Meet me in St Louis

I'd say Lou-ie with your spelling. Lou-issss to me is Lewis!

I know two Louis's that are both pronounced like Lewis, so I'd go for that if I didn't know otherwise.

My original reaction was "Lewis" but I'm not sure why

Loo-ee

Loo E