A WOMAN has revealed that her name has been passed down generations, but there’s an unfortunate spelling mistake.
The anonymous woman explained that the typo comes after the man who delivered her grandmother didn’t know how to spell the name, so made an error on her birth certificate.
And whilst the social media user revealed that the moniker has “sentimental value” to her, people have said it sounds like a ‘contagious eye issue‘.
Posting on Reddit, on the Tragedeigh page, the woman revealed that her middle name is Eyelene – an unusual take on Eileen.
The poster, who writes under the username @Quilty-Friend, explained: “My middle name is Eyelene. No joke.
“Every other letter is an E.
“The story goes that the guy who delivered my grandma didn’t know how to spell Eileen so that’s how he wrote it on her birth certificate.”
The woman then claimed that she very rarely uses the name, unless she has to.
She continued: “I do like that it was passed down to me.
“But I have to admit that I don’t write it out on forms unless I have to!”
Social media users were left open-mouthed by the unique moniker and many flocked to the comments to share their thoughts.
But people were divided by the name – whilst some were quick to poke fun at the moniker, others were keen to praise its history.
One person said the name sounds like an “eye drop” brand and wrote: “Use Eyelene, for that new eye clean.”
Another agreed: “Eyelene sounds like an eye drop, sorry.”
It’s a major tragedeigh
Reddit user
A third commented: “It’s pretty tragic. It sounds like a character from a very silly DnD campaign who’s a giant floating eyeball.”
Whilst someone else penned: “Deffo a tragedeigh. Sounds like Eeyore but with a contagious eye issue.”
The UK has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numerals, misleading titles, or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.
Meanwhile, one user claimed: “Oh lord. It’s a major tragedeigh.”
However, at the same time, others were nicer about the woman’s name and its ‘tradition’.
It has a story and it was your grandmother’s name
Reddit user
One person pointed out: “It is a great story, and it has history, so it is okay.
“Also, it is a middle name, so you don’t have to use it often, and teachers don’t have to say it to call attendance.”
A second claimed: “I like it! It’s not a tragedeigh because it has a story and it was your grandmother’s name.”
Whilst another user wrote: “It was a tragedeigh when your grandmother was named it. For you, it’s part of a tradition.”
