Thinking about using [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]. Curious, would you pronounce it with the “s” making a soft s sound or the harder z sound? Which is more common?
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I say it with a soft S sound, but I think most (at least in the States) would say a Z sound.
I say it with the Z sound.
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I think the harder z sound is the main pronunciation in the US and the one I default to. [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] with the softer s is beautiful though.
I say it with the Z sound and I would say that’s probably more common. I’ve never heard anyone say it with the soft S sound. (I’m from the UK if that helps.)
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How I typically hear it (as well as how I say it)
Louisa = loo-weez-uh
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f] = loo-wee-suh
I’m in the States for reference.
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I say it with the Z sound (I’m in the US) but I like it a lot with the S sound too, it sounds so soft and pretty.
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In Australia it’s the Z sound.
Right , those are the two I’m thinking of as well. Which do you prefer? What do you think it more common in the US?
A z, probably. Well a soft z but not an s.
Z ([name_f]Louisa[/name_f]), for both of your questions.
I pronounce it with a Z sound
I would use the z sound (which oddly seems a lot softer to me than the s). I’m in the UK, and that’s the only way I’ve heard it pronounced. [name_f]Luisa[/name_f], however, is definitely the s.
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I say [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/Luisa with a hard s sound: Loo-ee-zuh. I have never heard it with a soft s. 
I pronounce it like [name_u]Louise[/name_u]-uh (so a z sound) compared with a more Spanish sounding [name_u]Lou[/name_u]-eess-ah
I’m in the States and I’ve only ever heard it with a soft S.
I’d use a harder z sound
I’m in the UK and I’ve only heard it pronounced with a Z sound. So just like [name_u]Louise[/name_u] with an extra syllable.
I say with Z.
I pronounce it with a z.