Wow.
A hospital in the United States has gone viral after a mum-to-be revealed the huge banner they had – which contained the name of every child born there over the last eight years.
The woman shared a photo of just a section of the wall on Reddit after stumbling across it during a tour of the hospital.
She explained that the hospital in question, which she says is in Minneapolis, has delivered 30,000 babies over a period of eight years.
They add every unique or distinct name to the list on the wall – provided it’s not already up there.
The banner then gets reprinted for every 5,000 babies that are born.
In just the snippet of the list that was shared on Reddit, the names that can be spotted range from the not-so-unique Lena, Nathan, Kayleigh and Roger to the…well, more eye-catching options, including Le’Marianna, Jatziri, Hanzo and Nyvea.
Toured our hospital – they’ve delivered 30k babies in 8 years and they add every unique name to a list and reprint the banner for every 5k babies born. from r/BabyBumps
Some parents pointed out that this could be super useful for any parents-to-be who were struggling to pick out a name.
One person said:
“I just want to stare at this and have it help me pick out a name.”
Another added:
“Close your eyes and throw a dart and end up with your kids name – could be a fun time! Makes for a funny story.”
Others simply said that it “made their day” to be able to see their own name on the list – as it wasn’t something that happened often for them.
But there were some who were a little skeptical about the whole thing, commenting about how it may lead to parents getting even more creative with some unusual monikers.
A Reddit user wrote:
“I would be afraid that parents are seeing it as a challenge and naming their kids dumb things.”
