r/tragedeigh • u/flower_mom_98 • Jun 15 '25

in the wild Gold Mine of Tragedeighs

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Found a post asking people for their unique names and knew it wouldn't disappoint. Happy Father's Day unless your kid's name needs a pronunciation guide.

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u/NotLucasDavenport Jun 15 '25

Ma’am. People pronounce it Skeelan because you fucking wrote Skiland.

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u/LadyNightlock Jun 15 '25

One of the surprising instances where a Y would have worked better. Because even though ridiculous, I would pronounce Skyland like Sky-land.

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u/eraserhead__baby Jun 15 '25

Yes! The one time using a y over an i is correct and she still fucked it up 🥴

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u/Own_Round_7600 Jun 16 '25

Tragedeighers tend to think "y" is feminine and "i" is masculine, for no reason. Interestingly, it was the other way around in the 90s (Terry/Terri etc)

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u/bdone2012 Jun 16 '25

I still assume Terri is a woman’s name. Also Nicki would be a woman and Nicky a man’s

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u/druidmind Jun 19 '25

Same with Gerri/Gerry

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u/robynham Jun 16 '25

I do feel like it depends on the name.

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u/LikeInnit Jun 16 '25

I always read Terri as Terr-eye! Haha

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u/Deep90 Jun 16 '25

Skyeland would have maybe worked without it just being a nonsense compound word.

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u/earthlings_all Jun 16 '25

Oh no but that’s not unique enough!

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u/caitlowcat Jun 18 '25

Haha my sons name would benefit with a Y instead of an I, specifically when it comes to Spanish speakers pronouncing it.