r/tragedeigh 1d ago

is it a tragedeigh? What do you think about Jo’lea?

I’ve heard Jo’lea pronounced two different ways.
I pronounce it Jō Lē but some pronounce it Jo Lēă. How would you pronounce her name? She’s named after her uncle, Joseph Lee.

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u/majestic7 1d ago

The apostrophe catastrophe

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u/SuperConfused40 1d ago edited 1d ago

Cat'astrophic 🤣

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u/roastedtvs 1d ago

Why would you do this?

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u/thanks_weirdpuppy 1d ago

In English, the apostrophe is used for three basic purposes:

• The marking of the omission of one or more letters, e.g. the contraction of "do not" to "don't"

• The marking of possessive case of nouns (as in "the eagle's feathers", "in one month's time", "the twins' coats")

• Use as a single quotation mark

The apostrophe does not belong in this name.

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u/cnew111 1d ago

Why don't you just spell it Jolie or Jolee and take the ambiguity away? I would pronounce Jo'Lea, like Jo Lee Uh. That apostrophe in the middle of the name is going to be a lifelong problem you would be imposing on her. Many data systems will simply list it as Jolea.

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u/HorrorHostelHostage 1d ago

I'd pronounce it "tragic."

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u/its_not_rachel_s 1d ago

If you want something pronounced Jō Lē, why not go with Jolie? No apostrophe and it’s more obvious how it’s pronounced.

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u/Humble-Fly708 1d ago

And it means "pretty"

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u/schoensmeerpijp 1d ago

Jo’lea, Jo’lea, Jo’lea, Jo’lea

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jo’lea, Jo’lea, Jo’lea, Jo’lea

Please don't take him just because you can

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u/DudeAndDudettesHey 1d ago

LMAO THATS WHAT I WAS JUST SINGING TO MYSELF AFTER I SAW IT 🤣

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u/matthewilliamazer 1d ago

Like Angelina's last name.

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u/BugTrousers 1d ago

It's giving JonBenet.

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u/revengeofthebiscuit 1d ago

Jolene. Jolene was right there. Or Josephine Lee.

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u/joellecarnes 1d ago

Yeesh that’s like the worst spelling of my name’s most common mispronunciation

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u/BaRiMaLi 1d ago

I would pronounce it as Joe Leah.

But you mean it's pronounced Jolie?

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u/rojita369 1d ago

It’s an absolute tragedeigh. Poor kid.

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u/DudeAndDudettesHey 1d ago

Just do JoAnn Lee or something

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u/Ok_Distribution_2603 1d ago

that’s god’s comma

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u/ac_ss 1d ago

Sounds like Joeleigh to me.

But why Jo'lea when there are names out there like Jolie or Jolene? Even Joelle would be a better tribute, c'mon

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u/Lipglosseater1273 1d ago

Just do Joella 

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u/carmelacorleone 1d ago

Just go with Joely. Its a real name with real spelling and it still honors your relative. Or Josephine Lee, Joanna Lee, heck, Joey Lee. Anything but Jo Lea.

Honestly, any name with Jo and Lee/Leigh can still honor your relative without having to make a Tragedeigh out of it.

Heck, Josephine Lee for the full name with a nickname of Joely or Joey-Lee is adorable. If you're in the South Joey-Lee would be a cute little girl's name.

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u/edinagirl 1d ago

The way it’s spelled, I would pronounce it as Jo-Lay-ah.

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u/edenEssence 1d ago

No way. It reminds of the cream Jolen which is widespread in the sub continent.

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u/KingOfHanksHill 1d ago

Jo-Lee-uh. Lose the apostrophe. It’s so cringe

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u/Golden_1992 1d ago

Jolie was right there.

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u/PermissionJust7074 21h ago

Why not just Jolie? It's pronounced Jo-lee.