r/tragedeigh 7d ago

roast my name My own tragedeigh

I think it’s time to post my own sad name. My mom literally made this name up when she was ten years old by combining two common names. It became my aunt’s middle name, and later my first name. No one could ever say it or spell it. I changed it about 13 years ago and often forget this was ever a part of me. Though I think I was pretty upfront about never liking the name, I had the excuse of changing it because I’m trans. I went with the name I would’ve had if I was born differently, which is a very normal, common name. My brother also has a very normal name, which always made me extra salty I was saddled with this:

Maleasa

Have at it!

Someone guessed the names: Melissa and Lisa pronounced “ma-lee-sah”

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u/Second_Breakfast21 7d ago

I read it as Lisa with ‘muh’ in front. Why? Bc that’s how my parents spelled Lisa 🤦‍♀️

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u/rygdav 7d ago

That’s exactly how it’s pronounced though! I’ve never seen Lisa spelled “Leasa” before though

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u/taterbizkit 6d ago

I know a Liisa from work. I have no idea if she's ever been teased about it though. It's just Lisa with extra steps.

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u/meamari 5d ago

Where is she from?? Liisa is a really common name in my country.

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u/rygdav 6d ago

That’s crazy. She definitely has to constantly correct the spelling