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I pronounce Louis as Louee.

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I have only known of one person to spell it Louis and pronounce it Lewis and that’s the author Robert Louis Stevenson.

Louis, pronounced Lou-ee, was the number one most common boys name in my grade at school, we had 5 in our grade (born late 90s early 2000), we also had 3 Louise and 2 Eloise so there must have been something in the water.

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I really like it, i prefer Louis spelling but thats probably just because im so used to it

For me, Louis is LOU-ee and Lewis is LOU-iss. I prefer Louis, it’s just more handsome to me.

With this spelling, I immediately see, and definitely prefer, the pronunciation Lou-EE, with the stress on the last syllable.

It has this old French vibe (perhaps because it reminds me of king Louis XIV?) and I can't really get passed it. I want to like the name, but I don't (I don't hate it either).

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LOO-ee

Cute

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I really like Louis. It's dapper but also a little geeky. I prefer the Lewis pronunciation but prefer Louis to Lewis.

I like Louis. I say it "loo-ee" since that is the standard pronunciation where I'm from. It's a common name of older generations and in the province's history.

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Lewis is great too. I might even prefer this version because it is more unique and sparkly to me compared to Louis. I like how awkward and earnest it is, it's clever but also humble. Louis is rather more stuffy and proper, although I'm into that too.

I would never pronounce Lewis like Louis, or Louis like Lewis.

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I prefer Lewis. Louis, except in French, is wimpy and infantile.

This message was edited 7/17/2021, 5:47 AM

I don't like it, I like Lewis though

I love Louie, Louis and Lewis

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I prefer the look of Louis for lew-is, but I know there's a lot of easy confusion so I'll stick with Lewis. Louie-Louis sounds more like a nn anyway

It's alright pronounced LOO-is, NMS but very respectable. LOO-ee sounds silly and juvenile.