Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Louis Vuitton?
loo-EE vwee-TAWN/lwi vɥiˈtɔ̃/
Commonly said as: "LOO-iss vye-TON"
loo ee vwee tawn
Louis Vuitton
What it is
Louis Vuitton is the French leather-goods house founded in 1854.
Why it gets said wrong
French Louis is loo-EE with a silent s, and Vuitton ends in a nasal vowel: vwee-TAWN. The English habit of saying LOO-iss belongs to the English given name.
Hear it in a sentence
That bag is a classic Louis Vuitton.
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