How do you pronounce "Louis"?

[Minkus]

Is it like Lewis? Or Louie?

[Iklboo]

I know both!
Europeans tend to pronounce it "lewie" and Americans I've heard pronounce it Lewis

[MaryAnnSingleton]

Meet me in St Louis !

[heronsfly]

my friends ds has this name,she pronounces it as Louie,gets very cross if his called lewis

[NoNickname]

Pronounced Louie definitely. If you want to pronounce it Lewis, use Lewis

[castille]

I've heard both, but I know lots of French Louis and one British one and they are all pronounced Louie.

[desperatehousewifeintraining]

We have a Louis and it is pronounced Louie

[throckenholt]

louis is the French way - Lewis hte American way.

I would say Lewee is left to my own devices.

[Belgianchox]

Mine is Louie

[piratecat]

loo eee

[MadBadandDangeroustoKnow]

Louis is a French name and so should have the French pronunciation - Lou-ee. But I did know one boy called Lewis (or so I thought) and did a double-take when I saw it written down as Louis.

[keevamum]

Mine is Louie pronounced loo eee and she's a girl...just to confuse matters.

[funnypeculiar]

I know one of each. I would on balence expect someone who wanted to have their child called Lewis to call them, um, Lewis

[Brightfield]

Mine is Lou-ee. The correct way.

[Tortington]

loo -ee is louis

lewis is erm...lewis

[funnypeculiar]

Sorry, the one of each is one pronounced Lewis & one pronounced Louie

[Alishanty]

I know a Louis who pronounces it Lewis but I prefer the proper way of Lewis and Louis (Louee).

[pagwatch]

Louis IS Lou ie !
Lewis is lewis.

( a clear note for all the numbskulls who call my DS1 lewis. If I wanted to call him Lewis I farkin well would have called him Lewis !!)

[MrsTittleMouse]

Louie (like the french)

[zippitippitoes]

louie

[MONKEYMONKEY]

Louie

[Minkus]

Thanks all I'd hoped it was Lou-ee but someone confused me the other day when they pronounced it Lewis.

It's now top of my list!

[LadyThompson]

Louis Armstrong used to pronounce his own name Lewis. But he was a Yank

[AbbeyA]

It has to be Louie. If you want Lewis then call them Lewis. I know a Louis who has his name pronounced 'Lewis' and he is constantly having to explain.