[name]Just[/name] curious- does anyone think [name]Loic[/name] would work in the US? In French, it’s pronounced lo-EEK, but I’m fairly certain it would turn to LO-ick in the US. Personally I like both pronunciations, but would it be weird to allow a mispronunciation? What are your thoughts on the name?
I like [name]Loic[/name] a lot! I’m so used to hearing it from my high school French courses (which, admittedly, were several years ago), and my best friend, who’s from [name]Paris[/name], so I instantly think lo-EEK and nothing else–it just seems so intuitive for me, but I don’t know that anyone else would feel that way. LO-ick would probably be more accurate, at least, where I am.
As for allowing the mispronunciation, I am a bit torn on that! There are a few names that I like where I don’t like the commonly accepted pronunciation (aka [name]Esme[/name] said like EZ-mee not ez-[name]MAY[/name]…), but I’ve avoided them because I feel like I should make it easier on my child (I was a bit put off by the idea that kids could tease my kid, “Well, that’s not the right way to say it!” I don’t know if it would bother other little kids, but it would have bothered me, lol), but if you really love the name like no other and can see yourself using it, why not? I could see it being a problem if it was a hugely popular name under the radar (like saying [name]Alice[/name] like ay-[name]LEE[/name]-kuh or something), but it’s not, so I think you’d be okay.
Good luck!
Its actually more like “loo eek” Loïc Desriac pronunciation: How to pronounce Loïc Desriac in French
I think you would have prn issues in an English speaking country, people might just hear “loo WEAK” instead of its correct prn. You also need to use the umlaut because without it, it looks like it makes an “ick” sound.
Edited to say maybe “lo eek” is an acceptable way to describe it but imo it is one of those french names just doesnt sound quite right without an accent, its sort of somewhere in between “lo” and “loo” if that makes sense but either one I think English speakers would mangle it.