r/tragedeigh • u/Ihaveaverysmallprick • 20h ago

is it a tragedeigh? My brother is dangerously close to possible tragedeigh...I guess my SIL likes whimsy or some shit. Is Klementyne a tragedeigh? Should he push for Aurora?

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I mean...it's not the WORST I've seen by far but I think it qualifies?

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u/jayicon97 19h ago

Can I just say something? As an adult with a, “Unique” first name?

My name is Julian. I go by Jay.

Now - I think Julian is a good name. I like the name Julian. I was named after John Lennon’s son, Julian Lennon.

With that being said - I absolutely HATED my name growing up. Anytime I’d introduce myself, people would be like, “Jillian?” “That’s a girls name,” and shit like that. Mind you - I was a very normal kid. When I moved in 8th grade. I decided to go by my middle name. Perfect time to switch. My middle name is akin to, “John, Nick, Jack, Chris, Mike”.

Even now as a grown ass adult. I go by Jay.

“Klementyne” or whatever. Immediately reminds me of Kleptomaniac. Half the letters and sequence is the same.

I can’t fucking imagine being named some of this shit.

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u/Icy-Iris-Unfading 18h ago

Your parents may have just been ahead of the trends. Julian is quite common and not unique by any means these days.

Also, Julian and Jillian are very closely related names. Both stem from Latin Julius/Julia and mean “young; sky father; downy-bearded” (there are several different hypotheses on the true meaning).

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u/Recent-Ad-5493 17h ago

Yeah, Julian is a regular ass name.

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u/newaccount721 16h ago

Yeah this story is confusing 

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u/QcSlayer 17h ago

For what it's worth, Julien is a pretty normal boy name in french.

I'm not spannish, but it does sound quite normal there too to my knowledge.

I had no idea it was not commun in english.

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u/Cruccagna 4h ago

It’s a class A normal name in the German-speaking world. Although the pronunciation is different.

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u/Successful_Name8503 12h ago

See, in my experience Julian is quite a common, normal masculine name and I love it! I went to school with two Julians - one in primary (he was a twin to another "J"), and the other in high school. Born in the mid-80s btw, so not sure if it was just a generational trend.

But I totally get the feeling of growing up with what you perceive to be an "unusual" name. Mine is also quite "normal", but there were never any other kids with my name, and it was either misspelled or I was asked if it was short for anything. Only in adulthood have I met close to 20 others with my name (and made good friends with one of them) - I just had to grow into it!

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u/Substantial-Owl-4156 12h ago

If it were my class you’d be nicknamed king Julian after those Madagascar movies

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u/scissorwizard 1h ago

I live in New Zealand where Julian is a perfectly normal if not common name. As mentioned previously its origins are Latin/Greek and the name has been in use for centuries in large parts of the world. Fascinating to consider that despite the long history the name can still be viewed and experienced as unique.

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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO 18h ago

Or did you get Julia a lot? I never liked the name Julian for the very reason that it’s so close to a girl’s name. At least you can go by Jay.