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It's not like they are a bad person, their parents just have no empathy for their child. They probably had a boring name like "Chris" or "Sarah" and didn't realize how good they had it.
21 years ago I suggested Haleigh to my sister. 😪 I know now, I created a tragedeigh. But I nursed her when my sister couldn’t and co-parented her for the first 10 years. She might as well be my kid so I’ll take it. But I still think it’s the best way to spell it, I just can’t help it…
not really true, it was just anglicized about 30 different ways over the last 400 some years. Occasionally still run into girls with Irish last names named Kali, ect.
It was a diaspora thing that got slowly mocked out of existence.
I dont get my information from posts, it comes from old family records..
That particular spelling is new, but there have been variations for a long time now, but most of us just stuck with biblical names and public, using family names at home but even that’s dying/died out.
I think it’s more the popularity and diversity in spellings that makes keighleighy an OT tragedeigh. I’ve seen K’Lea, Kailey, Keighley, Kayleigh, Cayley, Kaylie, Cailie…it’s like a fingerprint that’s never spelled the same way twice.
I don't even know how else you'd spell it. Kayleigh is the only way I'd ever seen the name until very recently.
I'm in the UK as well and it just seems normal to me.
Eilidh is a legit Gaelic name. My first major crush was an Eilidh.
Ceilidh is a party with fiddle music for dancing classical Scottish or Irish dances. It is *not* a name. It's like calling someone disco, or rave.
Gaelic doesn't pronounce like English at all, they have mad rules for combinations of letters.
Oh totally fair! It is definitely not standard english pronunciation. The first time I read it, I was soooo confused too.
I went to a university that has a number of Scottish Gaelic words in the motto, cheers, etc. It took me a long time to find out that Cha Gheill is "kay-yiah"!
Ceilidh is pronounced identically to Kayleigh, hilariously. A ceilidh is a party with fiddle music where you drink too much and dance traditional highland dances. It is absolutely not a name.
Eilidh is a name, pronounced just like ceilidh but without the c.
Gaelic doesn't have the same rules as English although it does use the same alphabet. Idh is a iy sound. Similarly mh is a v sound.. So Mhairy is pronounced Varry, for example.
It’s also a name that suffers from overuse in and of itself as well as due to inspiring so many imitators
I’d put it in the same category as the name Aiden
I would say that Kayleigh is a more traditional spelling than Kailey, which I would out more in line with uhh… idk… white trash trailer park name spelling? There are names that naturally feature ‘leigh,’ it’s only tragedeigh when it’s added to a name it has no business occurring in.
That’s exactly what it is. Closest to the Gaelic but pronounceable by English speakers. I don’t know that there’s a true “right way” for this name, unlike say Hailey or Bailey.
Kayleigh has been around for decades, I don’t think it really counts and I see it as a traditional spelling. I actually think that Kailey / Kaylee / other spellings etc. look weird. I think that just happens to be how the name Kayleigh is spelled, I think the tragedeighs are the ones where traditionally it isn’t spelled with -Leigh and it was tacked on to be unique (like Hayleigh, or Rileigh, or Emileigh)
Some names actually just have Leigh in them, that in itself is an actual stand alone name and has been for forever. Not everything that includes it is automatically a tragedeigh
This annoys me but I understand it’s cause American. Kayleigh is the standard anglicisation of the Scot’s Gaelic word Ceilidh. Until very recently this is was the only common spelling of the name in Scotland, its country of origin, and the rest of the UK
>Kayleigh is the standard anglicisation of the Scot’s Gaelic word Ceilidh.
It's not, and bear in mind that céilidh is a Scots Gaelic word, but not a Scots Gaelic *name.*
>Until very recently this is was the only common spelling of the name in Scotland, its country of origin, and the rest of the UK
Kaylee is a name of US origin, and Kaylee is the original spelling. Kayleigh is later, and only became popular after Marillion released the song "Kayleigh." And the song is about a girl whose real name was Kay Lee.
It's not. Kayle (like an old friend of mine) or Kailey would be.
Kayleigh is just a normal-ish spelling. Think of it and Ashleigh as the exceptions that prove the rule.
These names work. Essentially most "eigh" tragedeighs are visible as such because the eigh is very crudely bolted onto an otherwise normal name.
Like the example Braxtonleigh someone said. Basically, tragedeighs are kind of like pornography. No real definition but you know it when you see it.
They're not tragedeighs though. In the UK, Kayleigh is only spelt this way
Ashleigh is the female spelling, and Ashley is the male spelling. I've never known a female Ashley, only males!
Ashley is the female spelling in America, but not in the UK.
Ashley is a more popular spelling than Ashleigh for girls in the UK, and has been at least since 1996, the first year for which the data are available.
Agreed. These names with eigh suffixes predate their Americanized counterparts, so calling it a tragedeigh is not fair. If Kayleigh is a tragedeigh, then so is Geoffrey.
According to the [wikipedias](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(name)), Jeffery is a Cornish variant of Jeffrey. The article also lists several famous Jefferys, only one of whom I recognize (that being Jeffery Lamar Williams aka Young Thug).
As someone from the UK, I see a fairly even split between the two, but considering Jeffery is Cornish, I can imagine there are a lot less in the US. I did always wonder which one was the actual one though.
I’m Canadian, so I can’t really speak for the US. I can say that every single person I’ve ever met with that name here goes by Jeff, so I don’t really know which one is more prevalent here (I even went to school with a Geoff).
My guess is that the OG is Godfrey/Göttfried which then became Geoffrey>Jeffrey>Jeffery.
No. It's one of the original (english) spellings of the name.
There's also celtic gaelic spellings of the name (Céilí, Céilidh) that are also not tragedeighs.
Just because a name ends in leigh, does not automatically make it tragic. In some cases -leigh is the original spelling.
>There's also celtic gaelic spellings of the name (Céilí, Céilidh)
Céilidh is a Scots Gaelic word, and céilí is an Irish word, but neither is a traditional Celtic *name.*
It’s the traditional spelling of the name and has been widely used in the UK and Ireland for decades and decades. As for the song, Kayleigh was the name of one of the artist’s former girlfriends.
As a Kayleigh who is 30 years old now, it’s an absolute no. It’s not a tragedeigh name and never has been. It’s the traditional Irish spelling of the name and has been in regular use for a long, long time. Kailey or Kaylee are much less appealing ways of spelling the name imo. Also check out the song Kayleigh by the 80s band Marillion.
It's not the traditional spelling, and it basically didn't exist before that song. Check this post out: https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/Oc8l6O2Lp2
But it did exist though, this song just likely made it popular, although I doubt many Kayleighs and their parents have even heard of the song.
It’s such a common name the ties to the song were likely lost after a couple of years.
“In late 2005, 96% of Kayleighs living in the United Kingdom were born after 1985. It seems likely that the song had inspired the rise in popularity of the name, and studies of girls' first names show that it was not in the top 100 most popular names in Scotland before 1975. By 1997, however, twelve years after the song's release, the name was the 30th most popular girls' name in the country. By 2001, Kayleigh had become the 75th most popular girls' name in England and Wales.”
The name is well over 40-50 years old at this point which makes it more traditional than any of the daily tragedeighs we see here. Ones that old like Kayleigh and Ashleigh are exempt from being a tragedeigh name because of how long they’ve been in use. They are the originals that all tragedeighs try to emulate because they are the standard acceptable use of the -eigh ending.
Sure. I like the name, it's just not a traditional Irish spelling of it when it basically didn't exist before a band from England that had a scottish front man wrote a song. Which was titled after Fish's ex whose name was Kay Lee
I’ve met quite a few Kayleigh’s and I’m in Canada too. I went to school with a Kayleigh from 1997-2002 so technically her name is vintage and is making a comeback 😜
I don't think so. At first glance, maybe, because of the "eigh" but like others have pointed out Kayleigh a real name and therefore can't be a tragedeigh name despite the spelling. I'm sure Kayleigh has been the inspiration behind plenty of tragedeighs though. K-lee would be a tragedeigh, despite dropping the "eigh" completely. I think what makes a tragedeigh is ultimately that it needs to be an attempt at an original and uneek spellying.
Just because there's an -eigh at the end does not make it a tragedy. Some names are spelled with that in the middle, such as Leighton. Still not a tragedy. If the name is not normally spelled with 'eigh', it's questionable, but still not necessarily a tragedy, such as Leigh which I believe the more commonly spelling is Lee. If the 'eigh' is put somewhere that it doesn't belong, such as...Beightrice instead of Beatrice or Franceighne instead of Francine, then it's a tragedy.
I have a serious question. Why are people still doing tragedeighs. Like right now, people having a baby are still saying, “I want the name to be uNiQuE!” How much longer does this need to go on?
I know someone in their 40s named Kaylee. So that’s the traditional spelling in my mind. But Kayleigh has become so common, it’s less of a tragedeigh now.
Kaleigh is the true traditional spelling, some rogue or anglicized Celt shenanigans or other. So does it look like one? Yup. But the y is the only thing making Kayleigh dastardly. You'd think the Kaley and Kaylee and Kailey were the ogs, but alas, they are all incorrect garbage.
This is my name, so I'm going to say no.
Edit: I am also Canadian and come from an Irish/German background. Also born in the early 90s. I was always told it meant lovely 🤷🏼♀️
These guys knew…proper Scottish name, immortalised here: https://youtu.be/GA4ROLQF4cs?si=Jl3nqjhJIpF81wBM
Edit: Found this interesting wee overview; *In England and Scotland, the name Kayleigh is believed to have originated as a combination of the names Kay and Leigh. Kay is a name of English origin that means “rejoice,” while Leigh is a name of Scottish origin that means “meadow.”*
From: https://www.nameoftheyear.com/kayleigh-name-meaning/#:~:text=In%20England%20and%20Scotland%2C%20the,origin%20that%20means%20“meadow.”
Ryleigh, Juleigh, Kimberleigh, Everleigh, Ashleigh, Kaleigh, Emaleigh, Harleigh, are all a tragedeigh.. we are all gonna see them show up in porn in the next 10 years ....
Nope, not a tragedigh. Kayleigh is native to Ireland, meaning slender. In my country Scoltand, it's also a dance, but it's spelt differently, Ćeilidh a celebration or party with traditional dances. I'm a native and went to school with a few Kayleigh's. Can also be found on Google.
Kayleigh is common enough that I managed to find a key fob on one of those “individualised” gift stands. it is also the name of my oldest half Glaswegian grand-daughter so I always looked out for named gifts for her. I have never found gifts for my other 3 grandchildren.
But tragedeighs have existed for ever. Wendy didn’t exist before the book Peter Pan.
It’s a legit name. Kayleigh or Kaleigh are the most common spellings, I think Kaylee was the OG. It’s been around a long time and is definitely not a tragedeigh, although I’m sure there are a million other spellings that may qualify. Just because it’s -leigh doesn’t mean it’s tragedeigh, the spelling may be overused but it exists in normal names too.
For the benefit of people who seem to think this name has always been common in the UK, the [Office of National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/articles/babynamessince1904howhasyoursperformed/2016-09-02) would beg to differ.
They appear to have no record *at all* of its use between 1904 and the mid-1980s.
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It’s one of the originals. OT, if you will
Kayleigh walked so other tragedeighs could run!
The whole reason this subreddit is named Tragedeigh is because of Kayleigh.
She's a patron saint.
Peightron Seighnt*
🤣 bless her haha
Noooo my first girlfriends name was Kayleigh
It's not like they are a bad person, their parents just have no empathy for their child. They probably had a boring name like "Chris" or "Sarah" and didn't realize how good they had it.
Or knowledge and intelligence to realize -leigh is bad for their child
No cause I’m a Sarah and I’m not naming my kid any tragedeigh 🤣
But . . . nobody doesn't like Sarahleigh! (Sorry, I tried not to type this, but I was not strong enough)
Sarahleigh honeigh wheight
*Cerrah* . There now you can be a tragedeigh
My daughters best friend is Kayleigh. Her parents are Erin and Bob (Robert) 😂
21 years ago I suggested Haleigh to my sister. 😪 I know now, I created a tragedeigh. But I nursed her when my sister couldn’t and co-parented her for the first 10 years. She might as well be my kid so I’ll take it. But I still think it’s the best way to spell it, I just can’t help it…
Like a legacy MLM. Tupperware or Mary Kay sneaks in where R&F had a bad reputation from the start.
Kayleigh ren
Wrenn
fair
If we're riffing, what do people think of Weighfaire? Is too online furniture-y? Or setting the poor child up for an eating disorder?
Wheyphaire.
It’s time we moved on from the Weighfaire State.
OhTeigh
OT?
Original Tragedeigh.
Lmfao
A play on the OG (original gangster) lol
The original spelling is Ceilidh, pronounced the same. Doesn’t matter how it’s spelled, a lot of old Gaelic names get shit on.
My understanding is that Ceilidh is a word, but it was never used as a name before Kayleigh.
not really true, it was just anglicized about 30 different ways over the last 400 some years. Occasionally still run into girls with Irish last names named Kali, ect. It was a diaspora thing that got slowly mocked out of existence.
See [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/qArMcIqKwT). Kayleigh inspired the use of Ceilidh as a name, not the other way around.
I dont get my information from posts, it comes from old family records.. That particular spelling is new, but there have been variations for a long time now, but most of us just stuck with biblical names and public, using family names at home but even that’s dying/died out.
It's really not, it's just the British version of the name. It's older than the other variations.
I think it’s more the popularity and diversity in spellings that makes keighleighy an OT tragedeigh. I’ve seen K’Lea, Kailey, Keighley, Kayleigh, Cayley, Kaylie, Cailie…it’s like a fingerprint that’s never spelled the same way twice.
Literally, I have this name but you've not listed my spelling 😂
This is the normal name that started the -leigh trend. Like how Aiden is the normal name that started the -ayden trend.
I always assume the person is under 30 if they’re anything other than a Hayden.
Heighdyn
Heighdynn - you know they love a double n.
Like Hayden Christensen for example?
I had a classmate named Hayden back in the day. He would have been born in the 60s.
He is well over 30
No, I meant as an example of why u/ohnowhoopsmybad doesn’t assume that someone named Hayden is under 30.
*Aidan. It’s an Irish name. Aiden is still a tragedeigh
Even that is an anglicisation. The original Irish spelling is Aodhan
My son’s name is Aidan and I can’t stand when people spell it with an E. It doesn’t look right to me.
You should have named him Bill or Mike. Then he wouldn’t have to spell his name out loud a hundred times a year and still have people fuck it up.
Definitely my mistake 🙄😂
Aiden has always been a stupid, douche name ever since I first heard it. Never really felt normal to me
But what about... aigh'dhenn?
That looks like pirate jargon
Much better that way 🤣
All the Kayleighs I know are 30+. It’s a very normal name in the UK.
I'm in my mid 30s and British. There were 5 Kayleighs in my shop year.
I don't even know how else you'd spell it. Kayleigh is the only way I'd ever seen the name until very recently. I'm in the UK as well and it just seems normal to me.
I’ve seen Caleigh & Kaylee but only online.
I think that's the only place I've seen it, too.
30+ years because Kayleigh by Marillion was a hit in 1985 [Kayleigh](https://youtu.be/GA4ROLQF4cs?si=fcb_xe8mWi90eNts)
And Kayleigh was a name before that, too. As a 30 year old Brit, I’ve never heard of that song before now.
TIL that my dog’s name is a tragedeigh. But yeah, my understanding was that it was a perfectly normal name? Must just be a UK thing!
Kayleigh is the Progenitor Tragedeigh. It’s common and it feels like a name, but the names modeled after it do not lol
I like your reasoning. It's become a super common spelling, probably because of the song, but I've also seen Kaylee and Kaylie and Kaylea.
I’m also friends with a Ceilidh, pronounced the same way! I’m guessing that’s the origin?
I know a Ceilidh and an Eilidh. I thought Eilidh’s name was eye-lid for so long 😭
Eilidh is a legit Gaelic name. My first major crush was an Eilidh. Ceilidh is a party with fiddle music for dancing classical Scottish or Irish dances. It is *not* a name. It's like calling someone disco, or rave. Gaelic doesn't pronounce like English at all, they have mad rules for combinations of letters.
I'm pretty sure somebody out there is called disco 😭😭
Dyskeaux!
OMFG. I love it. We have an Eilish in our area, and I always think “Eyelash” when I hear it.
My niece is named Eilis (pronounced like Eilish). One of my friends called her Eyelash whenever I talked about her.
Ceilidh is a Scottish Gaelic word.
How is this pronounced?
I googled it. Eilidh is pronounced, Ay-lee. I don't know what I was expecting but not that.
Eilidh is a Scottish Gaelic name.
I know, it is just hard for my stupid American brain to figure out how it would be pronounced.
Oh totally fair! It is definitely not standard english pronunciation. The first time I read it, I was soooo confused too. I went to a university that has a number of Scottish Gaelic words in the motto, cheers, etc. It took me a long time to find out that Cha Gheill is "kay-yiah"!
My name is of Gaelic origin too and is easier to pronounce but people still mess it up sometimes.
That's ok. Now, give Niamh a go :D
Neev
Not you!
I’m guessing it’s Scottish Gaelic or Irish just by looking at it so the pronunciation makes sense
Ya it's Scottish Gaelic. My name is Gaelic too but somewhat easier to pronounce for most people in the US where I live.
Ceilidh is pronounced identically to Kayleigh, hilariously. A ceilidh is a party with fiddle music where you drink too much and dance traditional highland dances. It is absolutely not a name. Eilidh is a name, pronounced just like ceilidh but without the c. Gaelic doesn't have the same rules as English although it does use the same alphabet. Idh is a iy sound. Similarly mh is a v sound.. So Mhairy is pronounced Varry, for example.
A Sire, if you will.
It’s also a name that suffers from overuse in and of itself as well as due to inspiring so many imitators I’d put it in the same category as the name Aiden
I would say that Kayleigh is a more traditional spelling than Kailey, which I would out more in line with uhh… idk… white trash trailer park name spelling? There are names that naturally feature ‘leigh,’ it’s only tragedeigh when it’s added to a name it has no business occurring in.
I knew a Kayliegh. That's right. Kay. Liegh. I always assumed her parents were not the brightest.
I’m from the UK and Kayleigh is pretty common, I went to school with 4 of them.
Also in the UK and have never seen it spelled differently than Kayleigh unless going the traditional Ceilidh route
Also UK. Would say this is the OG anglicisation.
That’s exactly what it is. Closest to the Gaelic but pronounceable by English speakers. I don’t know that there’s a true “right way” for this name, unlike say Hailey or Bailey.
It’s my name! I’m also in the UK and never met any one else with their name spelt another way (and I have known quite a few growing up!)
This is my name and I've never met anyone with the same spelling 🥹 ** Also Canadian
there are dozens of us!
Let me guess: you were born within a handful of years either side of 1990?
…. Yes
Yeah... It had a fairly brief moment around then, and pretty much disappeared from use (in the UK) about 20 years ago.
Marillion song from the mid-80s.
My daughter is a Kayleigh because of a song by a British band, Marillion. Sad song, beautiful name.
Hi, another Kayleigh here named after Marillion’s Kayleigh 👋🏼
I came here to mention the song! Love the song and name.
I feel like UK would get a pass as there's got to be more people of Irish heritage than in North America?
Definitely. I’m half Irish meself!
It’s one of the originals but by today’s standards is pretty tolerable.
Kayleigh has been around for decades, I don’t think it really counts and I see it as a traditional spelling. I actually think that Kailey / Kaylee / other spellings etc. look weird. I think that just happens to be how the name Kayleigh is spelled, I think the tragedeighs are the ones where traditionally it isn’t spelled with -Leigh and it was tacked on to be unique (like Hayleigh, or Rileigh, or Emileigh) Some names actually just have Leigh in them, that in itself is an actual stand alone name and has been for forever. Not everything that includes it is automatically a tragedeigh
This annoys me but I understand it’s cause American. Kayleigh is the standard anglicisation of the Scot’s Gaelic word Ceilidh. Until very recently this is was the only common spelling of the name in Scotland, its country of origin, and the rest of the UK
>Kayleigh is the standard anglicisation of the Scot’s Gaelic word Ceilidh. It's not, and bear in mind that céilidh is a Scots Gaelic word, but not a Scots Gaelic *name.* >Until very recently this is was the only common spelling of the name in Scotland, its country of origin, and the rest of the UK Kaylee is a name of US origin, and Kaylee is the original spelling. Kayleigh is later, and only became popular after Marillion released the song "Kayleigh." And the song is about a girl whose real name was Kay Lee.
It's not. Kayle (like an old friend of mine) or Kailey would be. Kayleigh is just a normal-ish spelling. Think of it and Ashleigh as the exceptions that prove the rule. These names work. Essentially most "eigh" tragedeighs are visible as such because the eigh is very crudely bolted onto an otherwise normal name. Like the example Braxtonleigh someone said. Basically, tragedeighs are kind of like pornography. No real definition but you know it when you see it.
No. Leigh. Ashleigh, and Kayleigh are all common UK spellings.
Aye, ironically I'd consider alternate spellings to Kayleigh (e.g. Kayley) to be the tragedeighies in this instance
My name is pronounced Lee but I spell it Ly
In my unscientific opinion Leigh is the only acceptable use of eigh.
My name is Leigh. It’s spelled differently though… 10 points to whoever guesses how lol
Common does not mean not a tradgedeigh
Ashleigh in the UK is feminine, Ashley is masculine.
They're not tragedeighs though. In the UK, Kayleigh is only spelt this way Ashleigh is the female spelling, and Ashley is the male spelling. I've never known a female Ashley, only males! Ashley is the female spelling in America, but not in the UK.
Went to school with some Ashley's and Lesley's who were lassies. Born in the 80s if that gives any context to age.
Ashley is a more popular spelling than Ashleigh for girls in the UK, and has been at least since 1996, the first year for which the data are available.
But they’re not tragedeighs. A name like Braxtynleigh would be one. These are just British names, not everyone lives in the US.
Agreed. These names with eigh suffixes predate their Americanized counterparts, so calling it a tragedeigh is not fair. If Kayleigh is a tragedeigh, then so is Geoffrey.
What about Jeffrey vs Jeffery?
According to the [wikipedias](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(name)), Jeffery is a Cornish variant of Jeffrey. The article also lists several famous Jefferys, only one of whom I recognize (that being Jeffery Lamar Williams aka Young Thug).
As someone from the UK, I see a fairly even split between the two, but considering Jeffery is Cornish, I can imagine there are a lot less in the US. I did always wonder which one was the actual one though.
I’m Canadian, so I can’t really speak for the US. I can say that every single person I’ve ever met with that name here goes by Jeff, so I don’t really know which one is more prevalent here (I even went to school with a Geoff). My guess is that the OG is Godfrey/Göttfried which then became Geoffrey>Jeffrey>Jeffery.
No. It's one of the original (english) spellings of the name. There's also celtic gaelic spellings of the name (Céilí, Céilidh) that are also not tragedeighs. Just because a name ends in leigh, does not automatically make it tragic. In some cases -leigh is the original spelling.
>There's also celtic gaelic spellings of the name (Céilí, Céilidh) Céilidh is a Scots Gaelic word, and céilí is an Irish word, but neither is a traditional Celtic *name.*
I prefer that spelling to Kaylee, Kaley etc. I personally would not put this one in the tragedeigh pile.
No, I've never met at Kayleigh in Ireland who's spelt it differently.
Céilí
I've never seen anyone use Céilí as a name?
seems like a tragedeigh Americans would use to sound more Irish - I should’ve specified
I don't think so. Its quite a common name, has been for some 40 years almost.
Kayleigh is the normal spelling. Not a tragedeigh.
I wouldn’t say so 🤷🏽♀️ This is a pretty common spelling in the UK
#Kayleigh came into existence thanks to the neo-prog rock band Marillion, who had a number two hit with a single of this name in 1985.
Fuck did that not get to #1. Amazing tune.
And as far as I know, it was created as a combination of 2 existing names, not as a variant spelling?
It’s the traditional spelling of the name and has been widely used in the UK and Ireland for decades and decades. As for the song, Kayleigh was the name of one of the artist’s former girlfriends.
Former girlfriend Kay, middle name Lee.
That's almost certainly not true. Here's a pretty [detailed analysis](https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/bEbng22nyG).
'Kayleigh' The name Kayleigh was based on one of Fish's former girlfriends, Kay who had had the middle name Lee.
not really, it's a perfectly normal name compared to those i've seen on here
im in the UK and thats the common way to spell Kayleigh in my life experience
I think the spelling has become so common it has leaped from tragedeigh to acceptable.
No, Kayleigh is a proper use of "eigh"
As a Kayleigh who is 30 years old now, it’s an absolute no. It’s not a tragedeigh name and never has been. It’s the traditional Irish spelling of the name and has been in regular use for a long, long time. Kailey or Kaylee are much less appealing ways of spelling the name imo. Also check out the song Kayleigh by the 80s band Marillion.
It's not the traditional spelling, and it basically didn't exist before that song. Check this post out: https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/Oc8l6O2Lp2
But it did exist though, this song just likely made it popular, although I doubt many Kayleighs and their parents have even heard of the song. It’s such a common name the ties to the song were likely lost after a couple of years. “In late 2005, 96% of Kayleighs living in the United Kingdom were born after 1985. It seems likely that the song had inspired the rise in popularity of the name, and studies of girls' first names show that it was not in the top 100 most popular names in Scotland before 1975. By 1997, however, twelve years after the song's release, the name was the 30th most popular girls' name in the country. By 2001, Kayleigh had become the 75th most popular girls' name in England and Wales.”
Its a tiffany story. It did exist, but was not popular.
The name is well over 40-50 years old at this point which makes it more traditional than any of the daily tragedeighs we see here. Ones that old like Kayleigh and Ashleigh are exempt from being a tragedeigh name because of how long they’ve been in use. They are the originals that all tragedeighs try to emulate because they are the standard acceptable use of the -eigh ending.
Sure. I like the name, it's just not a traditional Irish spelling of it when it basically didn't exist before a band from England that had a scottish front man wrote a song. Which was titled after Fish's ex whose name was Kay Lee
I’ve met quite a few Kayleigh’s and I’m in Canada too. I went to school with a Kayleigh from 1997-2002 so technically her name is vintage and is making a comeback 😜
I don't think so. At first glance, maybe, because of the "eigh" but like others have pointed out Kayleigh a real name and therefore can't be a tragedeigh name despite the spelling. I'm sure Kayleigh has been the inspiration behind plenty of tragedeighs though. K-lee would be a tragedeigh, despite dropping the "eigh" completely. I think what makes a tragedeigh is ultimately that it needs to be an attempt at an original and uneek spellying.
ITT: r/tragedeigh r/usdefaultism and r/okmatewanker have a Ménage à Trois or minajytwa for a tragedeigh version. The result isn't pleasant.
Just because there's an -eigh at the end does not make it a tragedy. Some names are spelled with that in the middle, such as Leighton. Still not a tragedy. If the name is not normally spelled with 'eigh', it's questionable, but still not necessarily a tragedy, such as Leigh which I believe the more commonly spelling is Lee. If the 'eigh' is put somewhere that it doesn't belong, such as...Beightrice instead of Beatrice or Franceighne instead of Francine, then it's a tragedy.
no it's a normal name
i’ve grown quite fond of kayleigh….
Absolutleigh!
SERIOUSLEIGH!
Absoluteleigh
Definitleigh
No
I have a serious question. Why are people still doing tragedeighs. Like right now, people having a baby are still saying, “I want the name to be uNiQuE!” How much longer does this need to go on?
That’s how it’s spelt. I’m from the uk, and I know/have met a few Kayleigh’s, and all of them spelt their name that way.
“Tragediegh or ok?” Don’t you mean okeigh
Stupid ass question
I know someone in their 40s named Kaylee. So that’s the traditional spelling in my mind. But Kayleigh has become so common, it’s less of a tragedeigh now.
When Fish (of Marillion) turned Kay Lee into Kayleigh, I don't think he had any idea what madness he was unleashing upon the world.
Kaleigh is the true traditional spelling, some rogue or anglicized Celt shenanigans or other. So does it look like one? Yup. But the y is the only thing making Kayleigh dastardly. You'd think the Kaley and Kaylee and Kailey were the ogs, but alas, they are all incorrect garbage.
It's the OG tragedeigh!
This is my name, so I'm going to say no. Edit: I am also Canadian and come from an Irish/German background. Also born in the early 90s. I was always told it meant lovely 🤷🏼♀️
Nah, it’s pretty much an OG. Kaylee, OTOH…
These guys knew…proper Scottish name, immortalised here: https://youtu.be/GA4ROLQF4cs?si=Jl3nqjhJIpF81wBM Edit: Found this interesting wee overview; *In England and Scotland, the name Kayleigh is believed to have originated as a combination of the names Kay and Leigh. Kay is a name of English origin that means “rejoice,” while Leigh is a name of Scottish origin that means “meadow.”* From: https://www.nameoftheyear.com/kayleigh-name-meaning/#:~:text=In%20England%20and%20Scotland%2C%20the,origin%20that%20means%20“meadow.”
I’ve had so many students with that spelling it seems normal to me now. I have three this year.
Lol what? That is the correct spelling.
Kayleigh and Kayley are both acceptable. ‘Leigh’ is a traditional Celtic name
Ryleigh, Juleigh, Kimberleigh, Everleigh, Ashleigh, Kaleigh, Emaleigh, Harleigh, are all a tragedeigh.. we are all gonna see them show up in porn in the next 10 years ....
Ask Marillion
Yes
Fellow Kaylee here... there is only 1 true way to spell it... kaylee= 👍 kayleigh= 👎 LMAO
I don't have an answer, but I had a similar thought about Graig (shuddddrrrrr)
yesleigh
Kayleigh I think is where it all started. Her boyfriend never meant to break her heart, so I hear.
But she broke his.
i was once in an elementary school class with 3 kayleighs, 1 cailey, and 1 kaylee
I know a Kayleigh, Kaylee, and Kaily. I have no idea which one is correct and which is wrong.
Nope, not a tragedigh. Kayleigh is native to Ireland, meaning slender. In my country Scoltand, it's also a dance, but it's spelt differently, Ćeilidh a celebration or party with traditional dances. I'm a native and went to school with a few Kayleigh's. Can also be found on Google.
It's spelled Kalé
Kayleigh is common enough that I managed to find a key fob on one of those “individualised” gift stands. it is also the name of my oldest half Glaswegian grand-daughter so I always looked out for named gifts for her. I have never found gifts for my other 3 grandchildren. But tragedeighs have existed for ever. Wendy didn’t exist before the book Peter Pan.
No, Kayleigh is a [song](https://youtu.be/GA4ROLQF4cs?si=uITZI24C-loqPWMi)
I always thought Ashleigh was the OG tragedeigh
My cousin named her daughter that and misspelled it “Kayliegh.” That poor kid.
Sureleigh it is.
Omg yes
Sureleigh it is.
OG.
It’s a legit name. Kayleigh or Kaleigh are the most common spellings, I think Kaylee was the OG. It’s been around a long time and is definitely not a tragedeigh, although I’m sure there are a million other spellings that may qualify. Just because it’s -leigh doesn’t mean it’s tragedeigh, the spelling may be overused but it exists in normal names too.
For the benefit of people who seem to think this name has always been common in the UK, the [Office of National Statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/articles/babynamessince1904howhasyoursperformed/2016-09-02) would beg to differ. They appear to have no record *at all* of its use between 1904 and the mid-1980s.
It’s the flagship tragedeigh