Save Type Other Usage Ukrainian Scripts Чорнобиль(Ukrainian) Pronounced Pron. chorr-no-bihl [key] Other Forms FormsChornobyl Meaning & History Chornobyl' is the name of a power plant that had a meltdown in 1986 as well as a Ukrainian village, meaning "black" from Ukrainian "чорний(chornyy)". The English form is Chernobyl.