Louis or Louie

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Which spelling for a Louis/Louie (in the UK)?

I like the traditional spelling but I also like the fact the alternative is more phonetic in the English language. I would probably lean towards the traditional but my partner prefers the version ending in E. I have mostly chosen the name so I'm leaning towards my partner choosing the spelling.

@cremedelacraps .What are all the other French names pronounced differently in the UK?
Amelie, Elodie, Marie, Madeleine, Alison, Jacqueline ...
I know loads of Margot's too but all non French who say Margo.
Margot is Mar-gott in Germany

Louis pronounced Loo-ee. Louie just makes you look like you can't spell. Yes the odd person is called Louis pronounced Lewis, but they are the ones who will have to explain their name's spelling/pronunciation for life.

Margot is Mar-gott in Germany

But i'm talking about in England...

Amelie, Elodie, Marie, Madeleine, Alison, Jacqueline ...

What are the different ways to pronounce the above in English?

Louis I would read as lewis

Louis

You need to learn to read words with silent letters then.

@cremedelacraps , I answered your question as I read it. The French version is different to the usual UK pronunciation.

Names that vary in the UK are Sophia, Maria, Evelyn, Alexandra, Helena ...

The traditional and default spelling is Louis pronounced Loo-ee.

I know a Louis but he gets called both ‘Lew-is’ and ‘Lou-ey’ - he doesn’t seem to mind but I think it depends if you have a particular preference for how it is pronounced??

Defintely not. Lewis is horrible, Louis is classy

Louie looks like you can’t spell

Louis. Louie autocorrects to Louis anyway, in my experience

That’s not the case in English. The S is normally not silent at the end of words!

I much prefer Louis. I always think Louie either looks like a nickname or like the parents don’t know how to spell Louis.

Do you only read English words then? Can't adapt to a foreign name at all?

Louis !! Have a DS called Louis. He’s 23 now but when he was born everyone called him Lewis. Drove me mad. We moved to a French speaking country and all is well!! True story. Hate Lewis, LOVE Louis (don’t pronounce the s, ever!!)