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Luis, Luís, Luiz, Lewis, or Louis

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LuisGuest ·
Pronunciation and spelling

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  1. Mia #2

    I initially read 'Luis' as that annoying little creature. But it's a really nice name, all the other variants are totally great.

  2. Gast Guest #3

    We think Luis is nice, but I'm indeed afraid it will be misread.
    Louis, on the other hand, I think would be pronounced in French (which we don't want).
    And Lewis is too English

  3. Gast Guest #4

    How do you want to pronounce the name? That way we can help you better.

  4. Hummel Guest #5

    Luis is a bit of a nasty little beast and sounds negative. Same goes for the version Luís.

    Louis is the most common one, pronounced in the French way Lou-ie(s).

    Lewis is an English surname, so I'd never choose that. If you want a different pronunciation, go with Luiz. Do you really want to pronounce it like "luis"? I wouldn't do that.

  5. B. Guest #6

    I'm really curious which pronunciation you'd prefer.

  6. Gast Guest #7

    The pronunciation is like in Spanish, Luis, so not like the animal.
    In the end, we decided to go with a different name to avoid negative reactions later.

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