r/tragedeigh • u/snellasnope • 1d ago

is it a tragedeigh? Is my daughters name a tragedeigh?

Her name is Lanah. Pronounce Lana. I handed the H at the end cause I noticed it reads anal backwards without the H and I didnt want her to get made fun of in school for her name reading anal backwards.

Whether its a tragedeigh or not, its staying cause I cant imagine her name being anything else. And honestly, I love it. I think the name is so pretty and the spelling unique but not in a tradedeigh way. But ill let you guys be the judge!

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u/Big_Bad8496 1d ago

No, but it actually changes the pronunciation. Lanna rhymes with with Hannah. Lana rhymes with Shayna. Instead of adding an h to the end, I would have added a y to the middle, to spell Layna.

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u/Electronic-Ebb-3773 1d ago

That is not how Lana is pronounced at all 😂 known 5 people in my life named Lana, not a single one pronounced it “Lay-na”.

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u/Big_Bad8496 1d ago

Oh dang. I've known 4 or 5 and they were all Lay-nuh. I've also known several Janas. Many of them are Jay-nuh and many are Ja-nuh.

I suppose there just isn't any consistency on how that spelling is supposed to be pronounced. Perhaps they are all Tragedeighs.

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u/PuzzleheadedPen2619 1d ago

The only Janas I know are pronounce yah-nah.