And holy shit you guys. It’s Catherine Marie.
I am breathing such a sigh of relief. I’m ecstatic.
I just thought y’all could be happy with me.
I’m getting a new granddaughter. I asked if they had picked out a name…
general discussionDid you get it in writing? Could be Kafurynn Mawree!
Or Ka'athreign Mmreeigh
Sarah (pronounced Katherinemarie)
Blarfengar Blarfengar (old SNL sketch with Betty White)
Meant to come back and share the link to said video
It’s fun. Highly recommend.
I audibly laughed. Take this poor man's medal. 🏅
I never saw that one before. Really funny! Tina Fey is no match for Lee Smith!
Betty was definitely what makes that sketch. I love Tina a lot but Betty was a legend for a reason.
Betty absolutely slays in that sketch
Laughed out loud multiple times. Thanks for brightening my day with that!
Of course. I saw it after it aired almost 15 years ago (just wow) and I truly chuckled. I think to this day on my FB profile it says my name pronunciation is Blarrrrfengar Blarrrfengar lol.
Whenever silly jokes about names being said completely differently than they are spelled this comes to mind haha.
Edit: I just checked and it still does
Ćâ1herįīnme Mârïîe
That name is reserved for Musk's next kid
😂😂😂😂
I thought for a second it said Sans there.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Ka’athreign R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
IA! IA!
mr. lovecraft? is that you?
So it's a Klingon baby?
Oh good. I wasn’t the only one thinking that. 😂
Qatherrynne Mharyee
K'a tharinmyhrree
I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took Aynarrow t'Myhrrnee
I appreciate this. Thank you for naming my next child.
I'm SO stealing that. 😂😂😂
Catherine M’arie (tips fedora)
Cythryn Myry
How bout Xathryn Myry
That was my thought too! Sounds great but how is it spelled?
😂😂😭
When My husbands grandma heard our son would be named Victor, she said “Oh, how nice, a real name”. Other great-grandkids have names like China, Houston and Grey.
Love the name Victor!
Ocean, Atlas, Hazel Grace Adeline, Emmielue.
Will it never end?
Have met kids names Aspen, Asia, Cyan and Gray.
Why isn’t Hazel Grace Adeline a real name(s)?
Yes, it is. But what I forgot to mention is her surname is very common first name for boys. So, effect she has 4 first names!! Lol
Sweet, angelic little Karr Murrr
Or CATHHERREIGN MARREE
Wait, is my middle name and my mother’s first name a tragedeigh???? It’s Kathryn. I never thought it was weird…..my head is spinning. 😳🤯
Not a tragedeigh and not weird. My grandmother was Slovak, born 1920, and she spelled her name like this.
Nah, that’s an accepted spelling
I'm a Kathryn as well. I did research on it cause growing up ppl would tell me that my name was spelt wrong. It's an acceptable spelling variation with so many more spelling variations depending on the country as well
My name has been spelled 13 different ways. (That I know of)
Thanks, it was a bit of a flooring moment for me. I had never thought it was an odd spelling but got a fright 😂
All good! Trust me, I've heard it all with my name, which led me to think my name was crazy until I did research for it. Plus, there are a few celebrities who share our exact spelling, so that's a plus
Kathryn is a beautiful name!
Kaffrin
Solid name. Congratulations on your new granddaughter!
And as the kid grows up there are all kinds of options: Catherine, Cathy, Kate whatever, an non of it too cringe.
I mean, someone could decide to call her Xaphod, but there are always outliers....
But if she was Xaphod she'd have a pretty cool ride.
Is Xaphod a purposeful tragedeigh of Zaphod? Lol
Yay!!! I am so very happy for you!! That's awesome! Same thing happened to me last fall when my grandson was born. I was TERRIFIED his name would be a Tragedeigh because my son and his wife are only 22. But nope! His name is William Robert.
Big sigh of relief, ain't it?? Congrats on the upcoming birth of your beautiful granddaughter!
Hope they don’t call him Billy Bob. :-)
My uncle was born in Oklahoma and could easily have gotten stuck with Billy Bob...but he dodged that bullet and went by W.R. or just Bob.
I depise the fact that Billy/Bill is the nickname for William.
Willy Wob would be a worse nickname
Lol true, but still Bill is an ugly name imo
Will and Liam are the only acceptable nicknames/shortenings for William and I’ll happily die on this hill.
I know someone who after enduring years of merciless teasing changed their name so they couldn't be called "Billy Bob" anymore.
Side note: Please don't tease young kids about their names even if you think it's "all in good fun". They might laugh just to be a people pleaser but it still hurts them.
My nephew and his wife are a similar age to your son. They are expecting a baby early next year. I also have the same fear that they will pick a crazy name. My nephew has a slightly Tradgique name. It's a normal name, but the vowels are the wrong way round. So I'm hoping that he will learn from personal experience of having to constantly explain how to spell his own name.
Ohh nooo, like Kieth?
Yep like that.
Ugh. That poor child. Sounds normal but he always looks dyslexic and people will wonder why he didn’t spell check his resume and job app. Also autocorrect would be a bitch!
Oh wow I didn’t even think about all the people assuming it’s a typo! But it makes sense, honestly that’s probably exactly what I’d assume.
I love 'tradgique' 🤣
This is my Dad's name! And I do write Billy Bob on of his cards 😁
Congratulations! I’m very happy too. My new granddaughter is Eleanor Cathryn. We all call her Ella.
My daughter is Katherine Eleanor! We call her Kitty.
I'm Katharine and my daughter is Elinor, named after my mother. We are always asked for the spelling of both but mine more often.
I like the spellings of both of yours. Her middle name was spelled that way because it was my daughter in law’s aunt, a very special lady
My gran was Elinora
LOVE the name Eleanor!
It's my middle name and I wish it was my first (first is good too, though).
My wife and I love that spelling of Cathryn— love that they put it in the middle name slot given that others won’t guess it correctly, though. Eleanor nn Ella is lovely.
There’s a meme that girls with y are crazy but when you get spelling of words like Eryn, ashlehy or shit the crazy gotta come from the parents who landed on a name like that
I have a 3yo named Eleanor Michele. Our families were relieved as well 😂
I love the name Eleanor My wife’s best friend just named their child Ellie but inspired by Up not The Last of Us
I had friends who were having a baby. Around the seventh month of pregnancy, they announced their baby name. The name was completely ridiculous. No one knew how to pronounce. The family was in an uproar.
When they finally had the baby, they gave it a completely normal name. Extended family was so happy they didn't have time to argue about family names, keeping tradition alive etc.
My opinion, it was the best prank ever.
One of my friends is also Catherine Marie 😂
My stepdaughter is Mary Carherine. She is called either Mary Catherine (never just Mary!) or MC.
Caffeine Maury
YOUARENOTTHEFATHER!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha yesssss
I have the same name, and when my dad called to tell people after I was born (pre-smart phones), he was so tired that I guess his pronunciation was a bit off. So one of my uncle's responses was "Congratulations! But I have to ask...why Murray for the middle name?"
How boring have you suggested Kahtharayjnee Muhriee?
That's very pretty.
My cousin had a baby boy and went with Jacob Thomas. I was like oh thank you for picking a normal name!
A perfectly human name!
Huge congrats!
And whew! Yay for a lovely name!
You mean it's not Ka'thryn Morreigh?
I giggled a little because you said “I’m getting a new granddaughter” and it sounds like you’re buying her at Walmart or something. But the name is beautiful. Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉
Team Catherine (or Katherine) Marie represent! I had no idea there were so many of us lol
I would be just as happy with a K, but she’s named after her great -grandmother.
Ha… One of my absolute favorite names they paired with one of my absolute least favorite names. But still… Congratulations! Good job not raising someone who’s not going to name their child Mykenzleigh Starrdust!
That's my mom's name.
Thank GOD it's not Cathurine Mareigh.
I'm partial to Cat-Urine Marinade.
As a fellow Catherine, I applaud. It's a lovely name with solid history, lots of strong and intelligent role models, and lots of room for nickname play for those adolescent identity crises.
Catherine the Great!
Indeed. (Ever seen the Epic Rap Battles of History between Ivan the Terrible and Alexander the Great? Look it up, it's a trip.)
Absolutely beautiful and timeless. Congrats!
Classic and elegant!
Chatheirynne Mayoreighh if they really want to be unique.
Also congrats on the grandbaby :)
Catherine Marie? And you are happy with that? I think it is so sad! How is this girl ever going to stand out in the crowd or feel special?
Just kidding. It is a lovely name. Congratulations with your expected granddaughter.
My daughter is Mary Catherine.
That’s my name!
The great thing is, this crazy spelling trend will be over when the poor kids grow older and resent being saddled with difficult to spell and pronounce names. I see the pendulum swinging the other way soon.
We heave a virtual sigh of relief for you. Congratulations Grandma!!!
Holy shit that’s my mom’s name. Exact spelling and everything 😮
Marie is kind of foreign, and overly exotic 😂
Wait… They didn’t even go bold with Mahreigh as her middle name?! There’s hope for the future! 🤯
Qathyryn Muhreigh
I heard they are going to spell it Chatherhinne Muareee so don't count your chickens.
My great grandmother was Katherine Marie, so I love it 😃
I have a new granddaughter, a few days old. We thought they were naming her Catherine, but they changed the name last minute without telling anyone. Her name is another traditional name that I’m not going to share at the moment.
But congrats!!
I’m a Katherine. It’s a great name. 🥹❤️
Congratulations on your granddaughter and the lovely name! 🌷
Congratulations on your granddaughter and for the non tragedy name.
Beautiful name BTW.
Catheter Mary
What a beautiful name!
Congratulations! And it's a lovely name.
That’s my mom’s name. Same spelling and everything.
She’s named after her great grandmother. Though I think the Marie is after someone else.
Ceighthrhine Meighrui
Kafirun Myrya
We named our new daughter Chloe Michelle with is cat maria backwards sort of
Congratulations! I have a grandson on the way who will be Jonathan David and I, too, nearly cried with relief that we dodged the tragedeigh
You done good, mama.
Okay this is wild because that’s exactly my name too and spelled the exact same way. It’s a great name!
Yay!
Congratulations!! You raised a smart kid! ❤️
At the rate we are going, your granddaughter will be the unique one.
Heck yeah! This sub has me so nervous that I laughed with relief when I found out our niece was naming her new baby a nice normal easily spelled name. 😄
I am super happy for you! Ck’athyreighnn Mreeie
Hahaha - my mom was terrified we’d give our kids tragedeigh names. We made her wait until they were born to reveal that we’d named them after family.
Ahh, that’s lovely. Congratulations! Can’t even work up any snark here now. Be well.
I feel so bad for her, all the other kids in her class will make fun of her for having a weird name unless she spells it Quathrynn Maeriegh.
You’ve raised your child right.
My grandson is Rex John, and I can't tell you how much I love its simplicity and not-weirdness 😄
My theoretical someday granddaughter will be Skyla LeNeigh. I know Lenay sounds like nose in French and it’s also a French horse talking.
I know this relief. My grandson (due in Sept) will also have a very normal name unlike his sister who has a straight-up boy's name. She also has very little hair and is constantly mistaken for a boy. I think her parents learned a lesson.
Beautiful names
Such a shame classy names are not the norm
Woohoo good name and spelled correctly
sits back and waits for all the other Katherine, Katharine, Catharine, etc to chime in
Is this where I say all these spellings go back centuries? Henry VIII's 2 Catherines both spelled their names with interchangeable first letters. Which I quite like the idea of.
I am aware and I also know that the Greek spelling and Russian spelling are also different. I actually like Ekaterina. It’s just a bit of fun.
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Is it bad that I’m not sure at this point if that’s a legit spelling?
Congratulations! Your granddaughter has a lovely name 🙂
Congrats, Gran. Call her Rine as a nn.
Beautiful name!
Cathy is such an adorable nickname for a baby
As a girl with an old but classic name, I hope they stick with it! It's beautiful all around
Knew a girl called Kafren
nah that's too normal of a name
That’s my name! Love that for your grandbaby, we’re pretty cool if I do say so myself 💅🏽✨
These "tragedeigh" names always make me think of Monty Python -
It's spelled Raymond Luxury-Yacht, but it's pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove
Congratulations on impending grandparenthood. It's a good name that will grow with her.
I'm going to be a Great Aunty next year. I'm not even going to be forty when it happens. But I'm very excited.
I became a grandmother at 42. If you really wanted to you could figure out my other granddaughter’s name. It’s okay but spelled a little differently. I won’t dox them here.
God bless 😂
Yay! And they even spelled Catherine correctly! (Hee hee. That's my sister's name)
Congrats!!! And a fabulous name!!!
Ask them to add silent letters, a couple of "e", "h", "y" here and there. Maybe a dash here, a slash there.
My first granddaughter has a similar name. I was so relieved, especially since her parents were very young (18) when they had her.
Are you sure there's no Q or hidden numeral?
They spelled their first daughter’s name a little differently, and I think they’ve seen enough misspellings to not do that again.
Lucky you!!!
A lovely name! Easily spelled on paperwork. And pretty.
I'm so used to bad names that good names look odd to me now.
I love this name ( it’s mine ) it has aged well, and close friends and family occasionally shorten it and it’s cute. I love the traditional spelling with a C or K. I personally hate when people spell my name with a y! I don’t understand why Kathryn became a spelling.
When my sister in law named her son Ian, the family had a fit. They'd never heard it and thought she made it up. "Whyd you name him that?" LOL my father in law couldn't say it. "Eeee-onnn? What?? Say it again." I was the only one that had heard the name before and had to reassure them that it's a real name.
Were you actually really worried your granddaughter would have some dumb asshole name?
Pretty name. Congratulations!
My grandma was Catherine (went by Kate), my mom also Catherine- went by her middle name. My daughter’s middle name is Catherine
Qørngrü∂yrlettinz
My middle names are Marie Catherine. I love it
Hell yeah
Katniss evergreen? Sweet
Let’s see who can make the worst spelling. I’ll go first: Kathuryn Muhree
Congratulations! I have 6 grandchildren; the youngest is named Atari (yes, after the vintage game system). The rest have mostly normal names.
You spelled it wrong. its Kath’ryn Mireigh!
Ckatthareeineghe M’ahreeiiey
the “ee”, “ghe”, and “ey” are silent (of course)
Kyathwrynn mauwree
That is a great bit of news. Congrats, for real. I tried to pick really decent names for all of my kids and I just can't understand why some parents decide to name their children those wacky names.
lol my dad had the same reaction when he heard my sons name was Rowan James and not a made up name, as i had him at 23.
Marie though?? Lol what is she every millennial girl born in 1992?
Marie being the middle name of every child is funny asf. (My girlfriends middle name is also Marie)
It’s an honor name
Marie as a middle name? Is it 1990 again
Hey that’s my name, what a good choice!
That's a solid name. It's also my name.
The pleasing result of raising your child properly! Congratulations!
Kafrynne M'ree?
My daughter is Katherine Marie and she goes by Kasey.
Wow, what a beautifully normal name. Faith restored in humanity
Nice! My Mom’s name is Catherine Mary.
Literally love the name Catherine 😭
What if it's Pcatherine Mariegh (the p is silent) 😆
That's my daughter's name but with a K.
Khathreign Müreigh
My family luckily has no TOTAL tragedeighs. I do have a little cousin named Ancker, and two others that are Leonard and Diana (not bad, just very old fashioned) but the rest are totally normal. My siblings all did very well naming their kids, and I don’t believe my son will be a tragedeigh, although others disagree 🙄
What, no Calazar? No Stigura? No Toyota-Corrola?
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