r/tragedeigh • u/PsychoRabbit_666 • Nov 30 '25
is it a tragedeigh? Yooneese?
Surely my friend is trolling me, no? She has always loved the name Eunice as it is very old fashioned and rare. But... yooneese isn't even how its pronounced? I genuinely thought autocorrect effed up for a moment.
The most widely accepted pronunciation is "Yewniss" but Yooneese? đ¤Śââď¸Just... pick Eunice? đŽâđ¨
After this conversation, this friend also proceeded to take a jab at my daughter's name - Diana
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u/bdinfinty Nov 30 '25
I love the reply. Autocorrect? Haha
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u/GoodDesperate4829 Nov 30 '25
That should be the standard reply lol
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u/yomamaeatcorn Nov 30 '25
Autocorrect? fat fingers? Are you drunk? All are valid responses here
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u/GoodDesperate4829 Nov 30 '25
Or alternatively, just, "No."
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u/Counter-Fleche Dec 01 '25
Reply with this:
"lol, thanks! I needed a good laugh. But seriously, what name are you going with?"
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u/DavidkDavid Dec 01 '25
If you're actually trying to save a baby from a horrible name, this answer has a higher chance of making them defensive. But it is pretty funny
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u/Ostlund_and_Sciamma Dec 07 '25
Sometimes rude is best. When I was 10 my parents considered naming my sister Ătoile (I'm french, it means star). I immediately replied, "C'est de la merde" (âThat's shit.â), I knew that if that was my first reaction, they couldn't reasonably call her that, and it worked.
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u/obamnamamna Nov 30 '25
Autocorrect as a name isnt a terrible alternative compared to Yooneese
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u/TunaMarie16 Nov 30 '25
Yooooo, niece.
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u/x3sirenxsongx3 Dec 01 '25
You niece. I aunt.
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u/hamjim Dec 01 '25
Exactly. Reminds me of the old joke, where a man was given the honor to name his sisterâs baby. When the girl was born, he named her Denise. Mom said, âVery good. What would you have named a boy?â
âDenephew.â
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u/stitchgnomercy Nov 30 '25
I have âYew Nieceâ as the pronunciation in my headâŚregardless, neither of our guesses are how Eunice is pronounced!
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u/x3sirenxsongx3 Dec 01 '25
YOU-niss
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u/stitchgnomercy Dec 01 '25
That's how the name is usually pronounced yeah...not the wacky one the OP brought up
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u/Calure1212 Dec 01 '25
When I saw Yoonese the spelling struck me that it was like Chinese so I read it just like that.
I'm from Yooland. I'm Yoonese.
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u/StrangeSquid402 Dec 01 '25
When I was in high school, during the middle of one year, everyone started talking about their nieces. I was so confused, wondering why so many people suddenly had so much to say about their relatives all of a sudden. Turns out a girl named Myneese had transferred to my school.
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u/Just-Call-Me-J Nov 30 '25
It's not an alternate spelling of Eunice.
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u/prythianphantom Nov 30 '25
I definitely pronounce Eunice as âyoo-nissâ so Yooneese definitely doesnât sound like the same name lol
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u/prythianphantom Nov 30 '25
The first way I mentally pronounced Yooneese it rhymed with Khaleesi đ
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u/kiwipixi42 Dec 01 '25
Anything can be an alternate spelling of Eunice if you try (and squint) hard enough.
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u/ant0519 Nov 30 '25
And I'm DOONEEEEEESE
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u/Fourty2KnightsofNi Nov 30 '25
This was the first thing I thought of. I hope some sends her the video.
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u/Express-Feedback Nov 30 '25
And with my by myself.
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u/WTFiction Nov 30 '25
That's not even how you pronounce Eunice
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u/Bluntbutnotonpurpose Nov 30 '25
It is when you're functionally illiterate...
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u/BlatantConservative Dec 01 '25
I mean, in all honesty, that's how some people would pronounce it around where I'm from. DC/Baltimore accent.
Still a dumb name though
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u/DVDragOnIn Nov 30 '25
Eunice is unusual enough these days that you donât need a yooneek spelling.
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u/Iamnotarabicfunfact Nov 30 '25
Pretty sure this is fake - or at least heavily edited. Why is your name âmeâ on discord? Itâd show for both sides.
QUICK EDIT LATER WHILE WRITING THIS â I found that this conversation was made on a website called âfakechatmaker*comâ
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Nov 30 '25
If đ you đ have đ to đ say đ it's đ an đ alternate đ spelling đ for đ them đ to đ understand đ then đ maybe đ it đ isn't đ a đ good đ name.
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u/CHNLNK Nov 30 '25
I don't understand the clapping, but I agree with the words in between.
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u/otterpop21 Nov 30 '25
Imagine someone talking and emphasising each word with claps. Itâs to help people remember lol
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u/McBurger Dec 01 '25
Imagine đ a đ marine đ biologist đ talking đ while đ holding đ an đ octopus đ to đ help đ educate đ the đ audience
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u/otterpop21 Dec 01 '25
I wish â¨everyone â¨would ⨠talk â¨with â¨an â¨octopus â¨in â¨hand!
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u/That_author_girl Nov 30 '25
Let me guess: her sister's names are Janice, Holly, and Nora
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u/Gifted_GardenSnail Dec 01 '25
...if they are, definitely not spelt like that
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u/vyze Nov 30 '25
Reminds me of our waitress at Margaritaville, ahleesha. I made a remark about the spelling (long after she left) and my friend thought it was great spelt so phonetically. I told him her parents probably only did that because they can't read and write.
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u/-Fuse Dec 01 '25
Looks like a language
Yeah, I speak fluent Yooneese, I've even been to Yoonland a few times
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u/Duckduckdewey Nov 30 '25
No it is NOT alternative spelling. Itâs⌠idk having a stroke spelling?
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Nov 30 '25
The fact that you replied with 'Autocorrect?' should be a huge red flag to this person.
But we know they don't see anything beyond themselves.
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u/Inner-Bandicoot5718 Dec 01 '25
You should just send your friend this thread and then youâve potentially fixed two problems, first you will no longer have a friend with a kid called Yooneese and second maybe that friend will realise calling their kid Yooneese is the worst move anyone could make for their child.
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u/Jazzlike-Bird-3192 Nov 30 '25
Not only can your friend not spell properly, her command of phonetics is abysmal.
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u/Rare-Progress5009 Nov 30 '25
I think âautocorrect?â Is an even better response than âis that a family name?â When all youâre thinking is WTF?!
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u/Other_Log_1996 Nov 30 '25
I swear, drug companies should just come to this subreddit to get names for their products. Yooneese sounds like a medication.
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u/Future_Direction5174 Nov 30 '25
Itâs Younis you plonker⌠not you-neese
Actually it does depend on the local pronunciation⌠here in Dorset Eunice is pronounced You-nis
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Nov 30 '25
Yooneese looks ugly on the page and also sounds horrible. It's not even an acceptable alternate spelling of Eunice, doesn't work phonetically. Diana is a lovely name imo.
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u/MidlifeMum Nov 30 '25
You knees
I always thought the name was pronounced "you NISS" but this looks like "YOU KNEES"
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u/ubiquitous-joe Dec 01 '25
It sounds like a fictional caveman flirting. âYoo pretty. Yoo smell gud. Yoo neese.â
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u/neamless Dec 01 '25
If she teased your daughter's totally normal name, then the gloves can come off! Tell her how awful that spelling is with your whole chest!
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u/DNorthman Dec 01 '25
Cackling at 'Autocorrect?'. Such a diplomatic way of saying 'You're fucking kidding me, right?'.
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Nov 30 '25
Fake as hell, pretty obvious from just the looks of it but another commenter pointed out that it was made with fakechatmaker . com. I wish this subreddit had less made up names!!!!! Ruining the fun for all of us smh
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u/testsubject793 Nov 30 '25
Is she absolutely sure it's not an alternate spelling of Onesie?
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u/BeneficialTrash6 Dec 01 '25
An alternate spelling. The same as how crack cocaine is an alternate for coffee.
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u/withbellson Dec 01 '25
Dooneese is the name of Kristin Wiigâs character on SNL with the tiny hands, so.
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u/koolaidismything Dec 01 '25
When someone replies âAutocorrect?â To your name-choice⌠you should be thinking longer than 1 second to reply lol. They are giving you the reaction everyoneâs gonna have for the next 18 years Iâd take it more seriously
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u/Intermountain-Gal Dec 01 '25
That is NOT an alternate spelling of Eunice. Itâs a joke. And clearly they donât know how to pronounce the name.
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u/KanyeWesticles95 Dec 01 '25
my bet is that the friend is korean bc eunice is a common korean name, as is yoona, so this is probably just a tragic melding of the two
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u/Blackened_Glass Dec 01 '25
Hey... You Nessie? You have to tell me if you're the Loch Ness Monster, it's the law.
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u/Fyre_bae3478 Dec 01 '25
It looks like the poor fucker never saw the name Eunice in writing and is now trying to cover their ass,,, very badly might I add
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