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50 Times Parents Thought They Were Setting Up Their Kid With A Unique Name, Only For It To Be A “Tragedeigh”
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We don’t want to scare any future parents out there, but naming your child is a huge responsibility. People make immediate judgments about one another based on superficial things like their appearance, body language, tone, and—yes!—even their names. So if you have a ‘weird’ name, in some extreme cases, you might end up getting bullied or passed over for employment. But let’s be frank here: some names are far more bizarre than they need to be.
Some parents will go to extreme lengths for the sake of ‘originality,’ whether using mind-melting spellings or making up alien-sounding names that even Elon Musk would be proud of. And that’s a tragedy. Or, rather, a ‘tragedeigh,’ according to the ‘This name is a tragedeigh (Wild West Edition)’ Facebook group. We’ve collected some of the worst name offenders to ever grace the net, as shared by members of the group. Scroll down to check them out. (And don’t forget to call your parents and thank them for how awesome your name is, afterward.)
Kristina, one of the moderators helping run the entire group, answered Bored Panda's questions about what drives parents to give their kids 'tragedeigh' names. Read on for our full interview with her.
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#1
Lol
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Lots To Unpack…wait For It
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Someone Asked For Girl Baby Girl Name Suggestions…these Aren’t Even The Worst In The Thread
#4
To Quote My Partner: “Is That Her Name Because Everyone Gets A Ride?”
B Hobbit 3 years ago
A common Greek name is Calliope and Carousell is an equally pretty name (unique spelling notwithstanding). What is wrong here is the old school s**t shaming. It is wrong to imply she has many lovers, and it is wrong to say that having many lovers is unacceptable for a woman when it is celebrated for men.
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Kynzley Is Bad But... Pystol
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Names
Adam Chang 3 years ago
Why not just spell it Serenity and Dallas? "huh , my name i mjijkje...with sillent Js"
#9
Mums Groups Are Absolutely Wild
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Hannahniah
Stardust she/her 3 years ago
Kind of sounds like someone is lagging while laughing when you read it for the first time
#11
Had This Customer Come In Today
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They Said Moms Name Is Elvia
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Found In The Wild
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Lots To Unpack Here, But…
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Just Saw This Posted For The Place Where I Live. Some Of These Names Are Wild!
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Found In The Wild
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Found In The Comments Of An Article About Gen Alpha Names
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Jimbobtom... Yikes
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Baby Banjo
#21
Found This Gem At Work Today
#22
He Was Saying It Was For “Dewey” The Whole Tiktok, But I Was Not Ready When He Actually Spelled It Out
#23
For The Love Of God (Also Featuring The Most Sad Beige Nursery Ever)
#24
The "Show Your Child And Then What You Named Them After" Trend On Tiktok. They Are Ryan Upchurch Fans... So Creeklee?
#26
This Is Fresh, Newly Mastered!
#27
A Customer That I Had. It Was Pronounced Like Ariel
#28
The Lady Who Was Helping Me At The Bank Today Said Her Name Was "China" But Her Water Bottle Says This. Wouldn't Consider Either Name A Tragedeigh But Pronouncing Cheyenne "China" Is
#29
Three For The Price Of One Vomit Session
#30
It Sounds Like A Fabric Store Or A Type Of Lace
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Elon Musk And Grimes C H R I S T
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Sometimes I Hate My Job
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Found On An Au Pair Page
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Names
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Baby Names
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
My daughter is called Olivia - my eyes hurt seeing it butchered like that
#37
It’s Hndrxx
ACE PIRATES 4 THE WIN 3 years ago
Imagine this kid in elementary school learning every word must have at least one vowel 🤦
#38
Two Tragedeighs In One Post
#39
Some Random Photographers Pictures Came Up On My Timeline As A “Suggested Post” And They Were First Birthday Pictures For A Kid Named Kreek
Dianellian 3 years ago
So many dumb f***s naming their kids stupid names. They shouldn’t be having kids!
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Correct Me If I’m Wrong, And I Often Am…. But The First Two Names Suck Börls
#41
Happy Birthday ~dilloyn~ He Pronounced It Dylan The Entire Video So I Was Shocked When He Wrote It Out At The End
#42
See In The Safety Section Of Where I Work
#43
Found In The Wild. I’m Thinking The First Name Is Shania
#44
I'm Sorry I Just Can't Get On Board With This One
#45
My First Contribution To This Group!
#46
"Pick A Terrible Name Then Add A Y To Make It Unique" Said No One Ever
BLONDTROBL 3 years ago
The fryst chaynce I gyt, I'm gunnah ayniahleight aryzonah and Knox hymn intu nyxt wyyk!
#47
Found In Another Group... Who Names Their Child "Royalty"
#48
Wut?
#49
I Live In A Pretty Rural Area And At First I Thought This Was A Girl And I Know Ppl Are Gonna Call Allie Kaeh Emphasis.trajickk Imo
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Havilyn James
#52
Also Has A Tattoo That Says “Gamber”
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Treileigh Rose
#55
This Kid Is Going To Hate His Parents
DrBronxx 3 years ago (edited)
HAHA! LOOK, WE MADE OUR CHILD'S NAME A JOKE. HE'S NAMED AFTER A CHARACTER FROM A DIVISIVE SERIES OF FILMS THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER HE'LL LIKE OR NOT. HE'LL GET PICKED ON FOR IT, AND JUST TO MAKE DOUBLY SURE OF THAT, WE DECIDED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE NO MIDDLE NAME TO FALL BACK ON! ISN'T THAT AMAZING? WHAT? YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE? WELL...that's weird. You're the weird one.
#56
Oof A Former Classmate Of Mine Is Having A Baby And This Is…..well It Speaks For Itself
Stardust she/her 3 years ago
That’s an ultrasound right? I don’t mean to offend but it looks like there’s a blobfish in the picture
#57
Angelica
#59
Def A Tragedeigh
#60
Thought Yall Would Love This One
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Seen In Another Tragedeigh Group
3 Owls In A Coat 3 years ago
This sounds like a Latin quote someone would tattoo on themselves
#62
Breaker Breaker One Nine
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Found On Tiktok
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An Ad For Personalized Easter Eggs That Showed Up On My Twitter Timeline
#66
Rowdyn
#67
What A Name
#68
Found At My Nail Salon
#69
Haisleigh… Oof
#70
Ouch
#71
Bloom-Haisley Is A Hyphenated First Name Although I Was Hoping It Was A Mistake Until I Saw The Personalised Clothes And Blankets
Upstaged75 3 years ago
Why are the people who give their kids stupid names always the ones who have it printed on everything?
#72
Found In Comment Section Of A Random Fb Reel About Crazy Baby Names🤣🫠🤢.these Names Are Atrocious. Colton Is A Normal Name, So Is The Exception. The Other Poor Children Though
#74
And That’s Why Giving Birth At 18 Is Not For Everyone. Avy… Avynleigh
#75
My Sons Valentines List This Year, I’d Say It’s Pretty Tame Compared To Some I’ve Been Seeing Mine Is Maverick
#76
Valentine’s Day List From My Daughters Class. Mine Is Bellamy
#77
Pennyton
#78
An Old Friend From High School Had Her First Child (Boy) Last Week & Finally Posted His Photos & Name Last Name. I Absolutely Love This Friend, But Nashdyn⁉️ Babe, Really?!?!
#79
Axl Blaise... Not To Say Any Spelling In Particular Is Masculine Or Feminine But That Just Looks Like A Girly Way To Spell Blaze. The Whole Names Awful Anyways But ... Blaze. An Xl Blaze. Lol
Show thyself 3 years ago
OK...this one I don't understand. - Blaise is a classic name - an androgyn one as it is, but mostly used for boys/men. And Axl - it might not be everyones favourite, but at least you can pronounce it without help.
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Man
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Monday 3 years ago
This post was great! I've collected so many lovely new names to give my sims.
Iblowsheep_V3.2 3 years ago
so WTF have we come to? in order to be "unique" with naming kids now, it's going to have to be either just a series of unpronounceable symbols, or just random s**t... "hi this is my kid ∑œßδ„ÎÍ and his sister Duck Basket.
ToastedFroggy 3 years ago
Ok...Duck Basket had me laughing so hard my dog came over to see if I was okay.🤣
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zububonsai 3 years ago (edited)
Gasp. Oh dear. This is so bad that even I instantly recognized the , umm, problem, and English is only my third foreign language 🥺🫣. How can a native English speaking mother not see this 😠🫤?! I'm sorry.
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Monday 3 years ago
This post was great! I've collected so many lovely new names to give my sims.
Iblowsheep_V3.2 3 years ago
so WTF have we come to? in order to be "unique" with naming kids now, it's going to have to be either just a series of unpronounceable symbols, or just random s**t... "hi this is my kid ∑œßδ„ÎÍ and his sister Duck Basket.
ToastedFroggy 3 years ago
Ok...Duck Basket had me laughing so hard my dog came over to see if I was okay.🤣
Load More Replies... zububonsai 3 years ago (edited)
Gasp. Oh dear. This is so bad that even I instantly recognized the , umm, problem, and English is only my third foreign language 🥺🫣. How can a native English speaking mother not see this 😠🫤?! I'm sorry.
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