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St. Loui(s) with a silent final s is actually pronounced with the final s sounded, as if Saint Lewis. That's interesting Grandma70s because some of the songs about that city pronounce it Louee
eg Meet me in St Louee

and St Louis Blues is pronounced Lewis

(Apparently Louis Armstrong pronounced his own name as Lewis, but since he came from New Orleans, where there is strong French influence, some people mistakenly used the French pronunciation, as they do in Britain.)

ffinocchio I don’t know how Louis Armstrong pronounced his name, but I do know the city I had always thought was pronounced St. Loui(s) with a silent final s is actually pronounced with the final s sounded, as if Saint Lewis. My son discovered that when his work took him there.

Breaking news! I broke my favourite china mug, with the Australian blue wrens on it! I am heartbroken!

grandma70s . Why would Americans probably say Lewis rather than Louis? Think Louis Armstrong.

sluttygran, ha ha, that made me laugh, thank you!!

We had a family living across the road to us when I was a child . The grandad, dad and son all lived together under one roof and they were all called Arthur ( big Arthur, little Arthur and grandad Arthur ). The mother was as rough as a badgers bum . I remember her standing at the back fence shouting “Aaaarrrrffffaaaa” at the top of her voice . It put me off the name completely .

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Arthur: I know that's currently popular and has been for a while now, but it just conjures up whiskery older men to me.
It conjures up memories of a very naughty boy who put a live toad down the back of my shirt when I was young.
Mind you, he could be a whiskery old man by now

My youngest Grandson is Louis so I’m a little biased in favour ? oh and it’s raining in Ealing .

BREAKING NEWS. I just finished the ironing!
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There will be another load by this evening.

Just want to say, I mooted Louis on another post, I like it. Glad Arthur's not a first name. I know that's currently popular and has been for a while now, but it just conjures up whiskery older men to me. Prince Louis sounds good, French almost

If I were Kate’s dad, I would be slightly miffed that nobody thought to have Michael as one of his names!

I think they just chuck all the Royal names in a hat and pick them out in any order.

At least Louis is a popular name at the moment.

I like the name . I don't think it odd having the same name , my fathers second name was also his younger brothers first name and their father and grandfathers name .

I like it, but does anyone else find it a bit odd that they've used one of Prince george's names? He's George Alexander Louis. Historically several sons might have shared a family name in case one of the sons died, but nowadays it seems slightly weird. Or is it just me?

We have Louie as apposed to Louis in our family.
Better choice than Arthur or Albert in my opinion. Sorry if you have either in the family.

As the GC say it is none of my beeswax, entirely their own choice, but I like it.
My first GC was going to be Louis but turned out to be Lauren.

Not someone I would want to name my child after either by some accounts

No, not Phillip, his uncle, Mountbatten whose name was Louis, although for some odd reason he was called Dickie by his friends.

Yes, Veda, it did.

Breaking news: my washing is drying well in the fairly stiff wind here today.

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Probably thinks the same as my DB - they're not a bit interesting at that age

Friends will be pleased - they have a Louis who is definitely Louis not Lewis although his DF is Welsh!!