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A woman has ignited a conversation online by announcing the baby name of a mother-to-be linked to a nuclear disaster.
A post in the “r/tragedeigh” section of Reddit showcased a baby shower invitation, with the user expressing their astonishment, stating, “I’m speechless.”
“Please join us for a baby shower,” the pink invitation reads, adorned with clip art featuring balloons, stars, a moon, and an elephant.
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“Join us to celebrate the impending arrival of a little one! In tribute to: Chernobyl Hope,” the invitation states.
A contentious baby shower invitation for “Chernobyl Hope” goes viral on Reddit. (iStock)
The name is a nod to the catastrophic nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, which was then part of the communist Soviet Union. Ukraine gained its independence in 1991.
The Chernobyl incident released radioactive materials into the air, turning the city into an exclusion zone and resulting in around 31 fatalities.
The mother-to-be’s post received over thirty-two thousand interactions, with numerous Reddit users commenting.
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“If I were a guest at that shower and heard that name, I’d completely lose it,” one user remarked.
“I can’t believe this is real lol,” one user said. (iStock)
Another user commented, “I actually laughed when I saw that they combined ‘Hope’ with this.”
“I can’t believe this is real lol,” reiterated a user.
A commenter asked, “Is this invitation for all friends, or just for the nuclear family?”
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“I don’t want to believe this is true, but if it is, please come back here and let us know how the baby shower went (please do)! You know there will be someone in that room super uncomfortable, just waiting for someone brave enough to ask the question,” suggested a user.
Olivia and Liam were the most popular baby names in America in 2024. (iStock)
“I’m sure everyone at the celebration will be glowing,” joked a user.
“I once worked with someone named Chernobyl; she preferred to be called Che,” shared another user.
Someone else humorously asked, “What in the end of the world?”
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“This has to be fake. There’s no way this is real,” echoed another commenter.
According to the Social Security Administration, Olivia and Liam topped the list of the most popular baby names in the U.S. for 2024.
Top five boy names included Noah, Oliver, Theodore, and James.
For girls, the most favored names were Emma, Amelia, Charlotte, and Mia.
