tragedeigh

/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/

Etymology

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

noun

  1. An instance of giving someone an extremely bizarre or cringeworthy name, especially one that is a fanciful respelling of a more common name.“Most of the baby names I see these days are complete tragedeighs”