On August 21, 2017 — hours before a total solar eclipse — a baby girl was born to Freedom and Michael Eubanks in the South Carolina city of Greenville (which was located along the path of totality).
Her parents had planned to name her Violet, but changed their minds when she arrived almost two weeks early, on the day of the eclipse.
What did they opt for instead?
Eclipse Alizabeth.
Freedom noted, “We’re probably going to call her Clipsey.”
Eclipse has one older sibling, a sister named Grayson.
Sources:
- Pelletiere, Nicole. “Baby girl named Eclipse born in SC on day of total solar eclipse.” ABC News 21 Aug. 2017.
- Kaur, Harmeet. “Eclipse baby shares her name with solar event.” CNN 22 Aug. 2017.
Image: Adapted from 2017 Total Solar Eclipse by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center under CC BY 2.0.
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