'My friend gave her baby boy the exact name of a terminal illness'

An individual was left scratching their head after discovering the peculiar name a friend had chosen for their newborn .

They were so surprised by the choice that they questioned whether it was associated with a disease as they initially thought.

On Reddit , they expressed their confusion: "I don't know what the motivation was for this baby name , and believe me I'm going to ask for the story when I see her next week.

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"She named her baby boy Gehrig.

"As soon as I saw the birth announcement post and the name, I thought 'like the baseball player and terminal illness?'

"Google confirmed the spelling. Yes, exactly like the baseball player and terminal illness.

"In my mind it's a tragedy (all the bullying that kid is gonna go through like 'gay rig') but I'm not sure if it's a bonafide tragedeigh because it doesn't have a unique spelling.

"When I looked up 'Gehrig baby boy name and meaning,' this gem was the first result: Gehrig Origin and Meaning The name Gehrig is a boy's name.

"Gehrig might have been used as a sports hero name honoring legendary baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig, but the association with the disease he gave his name to makes it a no-no.

"Thankfully she gave the kid a very normal middle name so he has that to fall back on, but I'm curious to hear opinions on this one.."

Reddit users didn't hold back in sharing their views on the name.

One commenter remarked: "Nothing quite says 'loved by my parents,' like a name associated with illness. That is tragic."

Another individual voiced: "And not even a minor illness. An actually tragic, debilitating and painful disease."

Adding their view, someone else commented: "My sister in law's neighbor named her kid that. But he was named after the player, not the disease! Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Is the real name of the disease anyway. I think it's fine to name a kid after a famous guy who fought a terrible disease."

A further comment read: "I know someone who has a son named Gehrig. She's a huge Yankees and baseball fan. I'm fairly certain she didn't think about ALS when she named him."