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[Opinions] Louis or Lewis?
by Seija (guest)
10/31/2004, 12:57 PM
Louis or Lewis? Which one is better? Which one is correct? which one was first? which one is well, which?
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- Kitty (xKittyx)   +5
10/31/2004, 12:58 PM
Lewis because Louis may get pronounced Loo-ee.- Kitty
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- TigerLily (guest)
10/31/2004, 1:29 PM
Lewissaa
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- chazda
10/31/2004, 1:38 PM
I agree...Although Louis is 'first' and Lewis is a tad surnamey, as Miranda said, I'm an English speaker, so I prefer the non-ambiguous, phonetic Lewis. No one will ever say it Louie. - chazda
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- Kris (guest)
10/31/2004, 1:41 PM
Loo-ee?Do we have silent S's? Either way I like Lewis, looks better. And Louis is supposedly the french from of Ludwig. I guess which ever you want the meaning to be...
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- Clippy
10/31/2004, 2:11 PM
DittoThough everything Chazda and Miranda said about Louis being "first" is also true, and that Lewis may be a tad surnamey, I personally prefer Lewis. Despite being an English speaker, I still want to say "Loo-EE" when I see Louis. And Lewis seems somewhat more "regal" and handsome to me.I really like Lewis / Louis, BTW. Very nice name. :)

This message was edited 10/31/2004, 2:11 PM

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- iris
10/31/2004, 6:12 PM
I think it varies regionallyI've met several men named Louis and I've never heard anyone around here use the loo-ee pronunciation. On the other hand I can't really remember ever meeting a Lewis. I prefer the spelling Louis but only because it's my grandfather's name. In general I don't care for either Louis or Lewis.
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- Seija (guest)
10/31/2004, 12:58 PM
For some reason this double posted sorry.I SAID NT WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW???
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- Celticmagik
10/31/2004, 2:47 PM
I like both
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- Miss Claire
10/31/2004, 3:05 PM
Both are correct, but I prefer Louis for the name Louis, and Lewis for the name Levi.
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- Anthony   +1
10/31/2004, 4:25 PM
I agree with what Miranda had to say on the background. I prefer Louis if pro. loo-EE and Lewis as Lew-is. There is a town in Sussex called Lewes pro. the same as Lewis, so that might have also inspired the English form.
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- Seija (guest)
10/31/2004, 5:00 PM
Thanx, thats interesting about the town Lewes.
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