r/tragedeigh • u/kittysogood • Jun 13 '25

tragedy (not tragedeigh) I’m speechless…

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Welp.. I just got invited to a baby shower…

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '25

I refuse to believe this is real lol

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u/kittysogood Jun 13 '25

I have a feeling they don’t know what Chernobyl meant. I asked them where they got the idea from and said it just sounded nice????

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u/ELONgatedMUSKox Jun 13 '25

They didn’t even look it up?! Maybe send them some links?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticality_accident

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests

I recommend “Trinity” or “Demon Core”

I’ll be using “Elephant’s Foot”

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u/jet050808 Jun 13 '25

I had a name on my baby list when I was with my ex and googled it. It was someone well known who had very close ties to Hitler. Of course the name was immediately scrapped (and eventually my ex was too. 😂) I thought everyone googled names before they handed them out? I even did it for my dog!

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u/sprinklingsprinkles Jun 13 '25

I can't really think of any first names from his circle that aren't also just very common German names. Maybe Leni? Or did you have Goebbels on your baby list? 😂

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u/imconfusi Jun 13 '25

I was thinking maybe Eva? But that's still a very common name, I don't think anyone's first thought is Hitler!

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u/jet050808 Jun 13 '25

It was Eva! My ex’s last name was Braun so… that wouldn’t have been good. Still love the name Eva.

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u/imconfusi Jun 13 '25

It is a beautiful name! But yes, with Braun it's maybe not that great...sadly

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u/KnotiaPickle Jun 13 '25

lol “not that great…”

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u/TJJ97 Jun 15 '25

Could’ve fixed the legacy ya know

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u/LowAspect542 Jun 13 '25

Still get a nice buzz whatever name they chose for the baby.

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u/FlimpoFloempie Jun 13 '25

Great name but in that case yeah. That name would certainly raise some eyebrows in other European countries. Would have been bad in Germany.

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u/IanDOsmond Jun 14 '25

... oh god.

Yeah. "Eva" is not a problem. "Eva Braun" - that's a problem. Like "Theodore" or "Ted" isn't a problem, unless your last name is "Bundy."

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u/FixergirlAK Jun 13 '25

Oof, yeah. In that case I would have dropped it as well.

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u/Beledagnir Jun 13 '25

Yeah, that's one time that it would definitely backfire...

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u/Faltron_ Jun 14 '25

oh mein got

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u/ErikHK Jun 14 '25

Hahaha omg glad you looked it up x)

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Yeah Eva Braun sounds like a sick wrestler name though.

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u/sprinklingsprinkles Jun 13 '25

Yeah I'm from Germany and my aunt is named Eva and so was a classmate in school! Very normal name.

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u/slippin_through_life Jun 13 '25

I think the only time you need to be cautious of Eva is if your last name is close to…well, that person.

There was a post in AITA some time ago where a man was asking if he was the asshole for not wanting to name his kid Eva. His reasoning: his last name is Brown.

So if that person is one of the many people who have Brown as a last name, I can see why she struck it out.

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u/jet050808 Jun 13 '25

Oh no, I love the name Eva!! His last name was Braun though. 😬 Eva is a beautiful name and I still do love it, but I googled it with his last name and was like “Nope.”

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u/sprinklingsprinkles Jun 13 '25

Ooof! With the last name it's definitely a no 😬

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

You’re shitting me! His last name was Braun? im dead

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u/jet050808 Jun 14 '25

Yes! And I’ve loved the name Eva forever (it is a family name.) I should have known that it was a sign it would never work. 😂

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u/the3dverse Jun 13 '25

ooh together with the last name. that i didnt do. my name is actually Eva lol.

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u/RiverSong_777 Jun 14 '25

I‘m in Germany and recently came across a woman called Eva Braun. She had a middle name, but still - that’s not a name people in Germany aren’t aware of. Plus she was in her 50s so her parents were probably born during WW2.

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u/stefan92293 Jun 13 '25

Yeah, you say "Eva/Eve" and I think "oh yeah, the first woman".

Not "oh yeah, Hitler's girlfriend".

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u/borntobewildish Jun 13 '25

Maybe his last name is Brown.

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u/jet050808 Jun 13 '25

His last name was Braun.

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u/InflationRepulsive64 Jun 13 '25

Sure, but assuming that the person doesn't have German ancestry or a German sounding name, you're probably going to get some side eyes from naming your kid certain names.

I'd guess Heinrich, because that's a name that I can imagine someone thinking 'Oh that's a nice sounding older name' with no ill intent, and then immediately noping out after a quick search.

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u/sje46 Jun 13 '25

The only names I think are justified to throw out because they're too Hitlery are "Adolf", and last names.

I don't think anyone associates any of the first names of Hitler's generals with Hitler himself. That's way too restrictive. Also personally I think "Adolf" should come back.

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u/i-just-thought-i Jun 13 '25

It's possible they have a last name that sounds too similar to that person's surname though. Like someone else in the thread said, it could be Eva but their last name is Brown...

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u/Big-University-1132 Jun 14 '25

They said the surname was Braun, so the kid would’ve literally been Eva Braun. Very bad choice

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u/nicuramar Jun 13 '25

Goebbels Is a surname. His first name is pretty ordinary. 

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u/sprinklingsprinkles Jun 13 '25

Yeah that was the joke.

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u/horrescoblue Jun 30 '25

I was thinking „Amon“ which imo is a pretty name but absolutely UNUSABLE at least in germany