03-25-2020, 04:11 PM
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Re: Question About the Name Louis
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Originally Posted by DaBackpack
It's pronounced both (or either). Louis Armstrong went as both LouEE and LouIS. King Louis XIV was LouEE.
Good heuristic:
French, Welsh, or otherwise European: LouEE always
American: Louie is LouEE. Louis is LouIS.
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American = North American. Canada adopts this pronounciation.
Unsure about Quebec though.
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Originally Posted by YoshL
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