'Sun'/sun king.

[Rankin, Robert L]

>One of his purported stretches, as I recall, was claiming (to Louis XIV)
that the Dakota word for 'sun', as in 'Louis the Sun King' was "Louis."  Of
course, apparently unbeknownst to the amused commentators, the Dakota word
for 'sun' (and 'moon') actually is wi, which is a credible match for Louis
[lwi].

Yes, more than a credible match, given the relationship between French
orthography and actual pronunciation.  If you assume he put the definite
article before 'sun' they come out the same.  'Louis' is [lwi] (one
syllable) and 'the sun' (with the French article) is [lwi].  If you allow
him to use the Fr. article, he was right smack on the money. :-)

Bob