How do you, personally, pronounce Aloysius?

See the results of this poll: How do you, personally, pronounce Aloysius?

Respondents: 71 (This poll is closed)

  • Ah-low-ish-us : 47 (66%)
  • A-loy-see-us: 24 (34%)

[name_m]Al[/name_m]- lou - ish - us

A lowy see us.

This was [name_u]Theo[/name_u]'s middle name on The Cosby Show, and it was my first exposure to the name, so I pronounce it the way they do: [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-low-ish-us

A-[name_m]Loy[/name_m]-Shis because that’s how my Great Great Grandpa prn his name. :slight_smile:

[name_m]Al[/name_m]-low-ish-us

A-[name_m]Loy[/name_m]-See-Us

A-low-ISH-us

[name_m]Al[/name_m]-lou-ish-us

My grandfather always said it that way and he was raised at St. [name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] Orphanage.

Neither, I pronounce it more like A-loy-shus, but I’ve never come across anyone with it.

A-loy-cious

I’ve met an [name_m]Aloysius[/name_m] before and that’s how its pronounced. The second one on the poll.

[name_m]Ah[/name_m]-low-ish-us. That’s the name of a school near where I live, and that’s how it’s pronounced.

A (as in apple) - lo - ISH - iss

[name_m]Ah[/name_m]-low-ish-us. My grandmother was in an orphanage called St. [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-low-ish-us.

al oh ee zhush

Aloe-Ish-Us.

[name_m]Ah[/name_m]-low-ish-uh so doesn’t make sense to me! I know it’s the “proper” English pronunciation but I’ve always pronounced it similar to the [name_m]German[/name_m] way (you can here it on Forvo, here: Aloysius pronunciation: How to pronounce Aloysius in English, German, French, Latin), even before I knew the English and [name_m]German[/name_m] ways.