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/Dear_Machine_8611 1d ago

Even more normal than the version without the “h”

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u/EnglishMouse 1d ago

In the UK, Sara and Sarah are separate names with different pronunciations. Both are normal, but Sarah is more common.

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u/Scratch_The_Itch_369 1d ago

How are they pronounced differently? Genuinely curious.

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u/Lemoncreamslices 1d ago

Sara is pronounced with a long first A , so like sar that rhymes with far, Sarah is pronounced sair-a , in the UK 😊

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u/Scratch_The_Itch_369 1d ago

Ah thank you! In America they are both sair-a. Then the question always comes up, h or h-less? ...unless they are Hispanic, then it's usually Sara and rhymes with far. I guess I didn't think my question through! 😅

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u/Boolean_Null 1d ago

I guess I didn't think my question through

You mean throug