I'm not American, I thank your help.
2007-07-19 03:46:57 · 23 answers · asked by Perry Ellis 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
It's pronounced Lewis and it's a guys name. If it were spelled Louise then it would be female.
2007-07-19 03:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by anonevyl 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
In America Louis is pronounced /LOO-is/, (short i), can also be spelled Lewis. The ou is not typically pronounced with a short u because that is the uh sound. The ou is making the double oo sound that you hear in the word "tool". The name is for a male.
Similar names for a female are Louise /loo-EES/ (long e), Louisa /loo-EE-sa/ (long e), Eloise /EL-loo-ees/ (first e short, second e long), and Lois /lo-IS/ (long o, short i)
With all these names, the accent is on the upper case letters in the pronounciation. If you still are not sure, you can find the name online by using a search engine and can sometimes find a link that has a recording of someone saying the name.
2007-07-19 04:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by fertile_myrtle 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a male name, pronounced Loo-ee or Loo-is. It can be either way, I think.
I hope I helped!
A pretty girl name could be Lea.
In case you aren't sure if the baby is a girl or boy yet.
Bye!
2007-07-19 04:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by RandomEpicToast 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Louis should be pronounced, LOO-ee with the "s" being silent. It is a male name. The female equivalent is Louise, pronounced, LOO-eez.
2007-07-19 03:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph F 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's a male name.
The original pronunciation is Lew-ee.
In America, the majority of people who see it will pronounce it Lew-iss, but some will say Lew-ee.
2007-07-19 05:23:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's a male name, pronounced LOO-iss
The female version is Louise, pronounced LOO-eez
Why am I getting a thumbs down? The french pronounce it Loo-ee, Americans stay Loo-is, as in St. Louis.
2007-07-19 03:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sandy Sandals 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Male.
2007-07-19 04:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by remarie84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As in "loo-is" and it is a male name, it can be spelled Lewis, but pronounced the same...
2007-07-19 04:25:11 · answer #8 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My husband is Luis and its pronoused as it reads with the U (short) and IS I am thinking Louis is the same thing b/c OU usually make a U sound when togther . And I have never known it to be a girls name. Louise maybe or Louisa.
2007-07-19 03:51:30 · answer #9 · answered by mommyto2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a male name pronounced lew-us
2007-07-19 05:44:53 · answer #10 · answered by sunday girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋