yeah

the 'anglicised' pronunciation is 'Louie John'. Of course it should be pronounced L?i: zh?:n where the ? isn't a 'w' sound but an iiiiooo semivowel. The J is voiced (like in 'Shatem') and the final N isn't pronounced (althouth the o is nasalised).

Posted By: Dave in France on July 19th 2005 at 13:39:13

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How to pronounce Louis-Jean? (NCFC) - XXL16, Jul 19, 13:32:53
- yeah (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 19, 13:39:13
  - Oooh. Look at Twinkle Toes Dave with his spangly letters. (n/m) (NCFC) - roywallerslovechild, Jul 19, 13:40:46
- i'd have thought it was (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 19, 13:34:57
  - I think it was join more than john because they had the "h" there (NCFC) - XXL16, Jul 19, 13:47:11
    - i told you (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 19, 14:04:02
- More like..."loo-ee sjon" (with the last n being nasal as in French, not English n) (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 13:34:23
  - first name pronounced sort of like Matt-yer but then again (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 13:35:16
    - So when I meet him in October I call him MLJ? (NCFC) - XXL16, Jul 19, 13:53:20
      - or get confused (NCFC) - south, Jul 19, 14:02:46
      - Just call him by his nickname "The Frog (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 13:55:00
    - my son (NCFC) - south, Jul 19, 13:38:51
      - lovely.. (NCFC) - camcan, Jul 19, 13:41:45
      - Better than (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 19, 13:40:48
      - that's great (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 19, 13:40:26

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