# tragedeigh

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/

## Definitions
1. An instance of giving someone an extremely bizarre or cringeworthy name, especially one that is a fanciful respelling of a more common name.

## Etymology
From tragedy, respelled to make fun of novel English-language baby names ending in -eigh such as Bradleigh, Aubreigh, Emileigh, etc. Now mainly associated with the r/tragedeigh subreddit, created August 25, 2021.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tragedeigh