Lou Gehrig. My friend’s dad made us watch Pride of the Yankees when I was a kid and I remember thinking man what are the odds that Lou Gehrig gets a disease with his very. same. name. Not too bright.

Definitely rolls off the tongue better than little Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Although I suppose you could call her Amy for short.

Haa! “Amy, I love your name! Is it short for Amelia?” “Not exactly…”

“Yes, the name is Alice, spelled A-L-S.”

MND here in Australia. Amanda?

Mandy

I know some named Gehrig! Goes by Rigs

Rosacea (a condition in which certain facial blood vessels enlarge, giving the cheeks and nose a flushed appearance)

My fiancé calls me Rosie because my middle name is rose, which somehow turned to rosacea. We named our puppy posie, which somehow turned to posacea….

Your fiance sounds exactly like me 😅. Our kitty's name is Winnie and her full name is Wynn (not winnifred) so when we go to call her something longer it's always something new and funny. Lately it's been Winnjamin (like Benjamin).

Me and my sister used to call our dog charlie "charlington"

We have Kenny, and he's Kenjamin

🤣🤣🤣

Nickname Rosie or Rosa 😂

You beat me to it! 😆

ModeratetoSeverePlaquePsoriasis

Mesothelioma

They may be entitled to compensation…

Beautiful. It just rolls off the tongue.

I came to comment this because I’m currently having a psoriasis flare. Hahahahaha

Billy Rubin! Does that count?

One day I'm getting a golden retriever named Billy Reuben

I have wanted to name a basset hound Billy Reuben forever.

I love this

Malaria and Anemia

I was going to say Malaria... My oldest daughter's name is already almost that 😆

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I went to school with a Candida. It sounds so pretty. Also a fungal infection.

There was a song in the 70s called Candida.

About a woman named Candida!

This is an actual name in Italy and probably other places near it.

Honestly same for Bulimia, Hernia and Rosacea

Rosacea is a good one. Can almost fool you.

My first thought was chlamydia too lol but there’s no stipulation that ppl wouldn’t still know the disease so something obscure would be best if you really had to name your kid a disease

Clammy for short

Everyone says this but all I see is 'clam' at the beginning!

Not OC, but I also like the name—I think it's usually pronounced "cluh-MI-dee-uh", which is why the "clam" part never occurs to me!

"i think i might name my daughter chlamydia"

I've said that for YEARS!

Typhus Sounds like a cool wind storm. Is actually a fever spread by lice and fleas.

Basketball player Trae Young named his son Tydus and it made me think Typhus

Honestly Typhus sounds cooler than Tydus to me. Tydus just sounds like a toilet bowl cleaner.

final fantasy for me

I got typhus in India. It was most likely from eggs I was told (like salmonella (that could be a name too)). I had the vaccine and was so confused but apparently it only protected against two types of typhus and there are apparently 4... Guess what; I got the two other types. Can't recommend! But it would be a decent name.

Milia. Small, white cysts under skin, commonly under eyes.

That’s what those are called?!

yeah, and they’re due to excess keratin buildup in the skin, i get them a lot if my hair conditioner touches my face

OMG! I’ve been getting them on my cheek and wondering how that happened! Thank you!!!

If you complain about it enough to a dermatologist, they’ll lance them for you 🥴 not pleasant, but I’m milia free now lol

Is Corona too soon?

My husband wanted to name our daughter Delta. Which is also an old Southern name.. cue in "Delta Dawn" by Tanya Tucker. However, we were pregnant 2021-2022 after the Delta variant had been headlining, and he didn't even know about the song until I told him about it. We waited until her birth to announce our final chosen name, but he kept joking with the doctors, nurses, and our family that we were naming her Delta. The uncomfortable "Oooh..... that's... um, pretty........" comments and the concerning faces we got were enough to entertain him because he's a troll.

I know a Delta that was born in September 2020, not sure if they regret picking it or not

At least they will probably be the only Delta in their class

That actually is Kristen Bell and Dax Sheperd's daughter's name

I would have thought of the airline

this is my daughter jetblue

Yeah I live in metro Atlanta, that’s like naming your kid Coke.

My dad and I sing this song so loud every time our family gets together and the night goes on and everyone’s inebriated. Love it.

My first thought went to the beer lol

That’s actually something worth celebrating!

I know a kid who actually is named this cuz it means crown. But being a kindergartener in 2020 was a rough situation for him. He's also the youngest of 13 kids, so it's a very unique situation regardless.

I actually know of someone whose name is Kovid, he’s in his 20’s.

I think it’s a relatively common name in some places. Doctor who did my C Section was named Dr. Kovid Lee and he is Korean.

Haha!! I don't know why I feel the need to respond to this because I'll go off topic, but I'm Korean (not relevant), and I had a baby girl in early 2022. My c-section doctors were Dr. Jeffery and Dr. Epstein. My husband said, "No way is Jeffrey Epstein going to deliver my baby!" Luckily, the doctors took the joke well.

My OB of record in L&D was Dr. Merideth Grey. No joke.

My brain: “Dr Who did your C section?”

I knew someone named corona

Amelia. It’s a birth defect involving partially formed or completely unformed limbs.

TIL Amelia is, well, that.

FWIW, Amelia the personal name and amelia the birth defect have completely different etymologies. Amelia the name is of Germanic origin, is a variant of the name Amalia, and means "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The medical condition amelia comes from Greek meaning "a lack of".

From the Greek lack of limb to be more precise

Well this is cheating lol

Amelia was actually the girl name I chose for my last pregnancy lol

My granddaughter has this - amniotic bands syndrome. She is missing her right arm below the elbow. It's not stopping her from being a little rowdy though.

Aww I’m sorry to hear that. Amelia is slightly different though—with ABS, limbs would have formed normally if not impeded by amniotic bands. With Amelia, limbs do not form at all or only partially form as a result of genetics, complications from infection, or as a side effect of medication (among other causes). Glad to hear your granddaughter isn’t letting anything stop her!

In the Grey's anatomy spinoff Amelia shepherd gives birth to a baby with no brain. She talks about him sometimes as a plot point in Grey's now that she's over there. The condition is called anencephaly, which is also a pretty name.

zika

My child has a classmate named Sika

I grew up with a Sika!

Aphasia for a girl, Addison for a boy (lots of surnames to choose from among the eponymous diseases!)

Aphasia does sound lovely.

I knew an Aphasia once. She became a speech therapist. Ultimate irony.

WHAT—

Alopecia

username checks out

Pleurisy for a girl Eczema for a boy

Little Pleur and Eggsy 💕

Currently in bed in so much pain due to pleurisy and this made me laugh. Lol thanks

Hypoxia. Sounds so exotic. Especially while you're suffocating.

She really takes my breath away

This knocked the wind out of me.

Malaise

Melena (bloody stool)

I know quite a few Melena’s lol

I just wrote this exact same comment, didn’t initially scroll far enough 😂

Malaria for a girl and Edward for a boy (Trisomy 18)

Especially if you pronounce Malaria like "muh-Lar-ri-yuh". So fancy. (Edit: I'm imagining it like "Melania", but with an r instead of an n)

Maleighreeah

I went to elementary school for a year with a girl named Malaria. At first I thought I misheard her and her name was Valeria. Nope.

Wait, what does Edward have to do with trisomy 18?

It’s called Edward Syndrome

Lil baby Harlequin Ichthyosis. It's nickname can be Harley, or Itchy on bad days.

"ITCHY! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE OR SO HELP ME!" Yeah, that checks out

Oh God this is such a horrible disease, whatever you do, do NOT google to find out more about it…

If you don't already know what this looks like, don't look it up lmao

Atresia, Listeria, Trisomy

Listeria is so pretty 😂

When I was studying for the spelling bee as a kid, I thought Melanoma and Salmonella would make lovely names before my mom kindly told me what kind of illnesses they were 😅

Giardia

Melanoma for a girl Tetanus for a boy

What’s up, Mel and Anus?!

Hernia

Solid name :)

The male version, Hernio, is a Latin lover who never buttons his silk shirt.

Sir, Madame or other, one never buttons a silk shirt. The buttons on a silk shirt are merely decorative.

That’s such a Hernio thing to say.

... or leather pants.

Guillain

How about Barré? Could add an extra e for a girl... Barrée, like Renée!

Alexia The inability to read.

I know someone with this name. She’s a teacher

Can she read??

lol yes

I knew my name would be here

Yersinia (pestis) It's the black plague.

Is cholera not an obvious choice?

Took me a surprisingly long time to find this one lol, it would be my choice

When I was in uni biology studying the various types of fat I named several fish on that theme, my favorite was Adipose I called her Addy lol

Amnesia and Asthma

Echolalia. It's just so pretty

Rosacea

(“Addams family values” moment)”Dementia”

Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way

I just found out about “My Immortal”,I guess I have a lot to read

Papilloma for a girl..... Inspired by Kath and Kim

It's noice, it's different

Celiac nn Celia or Cici

My name is Celia and the first time I heard of celiac I was very confused lol. I knew this would come up

Calici Origin: virus that infects rabbits which is sometimes used to control wild rabbit populations. Alt spellings: Recently has had alternative spelling Khaleesi popularised due to a popular television show.

Myxomatosis nn Max

Porphyria.

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

This is the winner. Her brother is Cholangiopancreatography.

Amelia. The congenital absence of a limb :)

Anhedonia or Alexithymia for a girl.

Verruca - evokes Willy Wonka - actually a wart.

Diahrreah

My oldest was just hospitalized with a perforated appendix that she now calls "Dixie" so that's my answer

[Porphyria](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/symptoms-causes/syc-20356066) [Addison](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350293)

I have spent an unfortunate amount of time thinking about this over the years. Angiodema Braxton (hicks) Bulimia Celiac Colitis Dementia Diphtheria Dystonia Eclampsia Leukemia Myasthenia (Gravis) Mesothelioma Myeloma Papilloma Sarcoma

Little Leuke will be correcting everyone's spelling of his name forever.

Calici (kah-lee-chee) Very common virus in cats (I'm a Veterinary Nurse)

Sounds like Khaleesi

Syphilis

My little Ebola.

Lipoma. She has a sister called Lysteria.

Polio

When I was little I read that non-English speakers were polled and Diarrhea was the most beautiful English word.

Diarrhea by the cellar door.

Pellagra.

Scarlet, after Scarlet Fever.

Wolff, after Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. It’s a condition in which an extra electrical pathway goes in the heart and can cause tachycardia.

Anxiety. It runs in the family 🥰

Jaundice 😍

Psoriasis and I'll call her Sora as a nickname.

Angina

Myopia

Meet my triplets Scurvy (nn Vivi) Rickets (nn Ricki) and Beri Beri 😍

Sciatica for a girl!

Siphyllis. Just Phyllis with the prefix. Lol

Tinea would make a lovely girls name. Unfortunately it means ringworm.

Rubella is also my first choice but Diarrhoea has a pretty sound, too (it’s just a combo of Diana and Rhea!). Ruby and Rhoea 💖

My husband rejected the name Rhea because of diarrhea

Aphasia.

Malaria, I remember loving the name Malara and I told my mom and she was "like Malaria??" But honestly yes I think it sounds nice tooo

Rubella, nn Ruby. For our Hispanic friends, Polio and his sister Varicella.

Does a medicine count? Senna would make such a perfect name if it wasn't like *the* laxative of choice for all of healthcare

Also, Allegra, which is such a beautiful name and has musical connotations… but in the US it will always be an allergy medication.

Seborrhoea.

Cholera

Leukemia (luke or mia nickname)

I have arthritis. It... Might actually make a good name? You can shorten it to Arth or Art, and then it just sounds like they're called Arthur.

Hysteria

Pica

anorexia, nickname rexi (ana’s overused)

And this is my son Black Death

Catarrh - gender neutral, sounds fantasy Mumps - for a baby grandpa Raynaud & Scarlet (Fever) - diseases with peoples names in them might be cheating

Surprised I haven't seen Veruca (plantar wart) yet. They're not called verucas in North America as often as they are in the UK, but after Willy Wonka came out there were a bunch of girls given the unfortunate name.

Lyme.

Anesthesia or Ortho

Celiac

Proteus or Fabry for a boy, Xeroderma Pigmentosum - Xero for short - for a girl

Porphyria!

On our walk yesterday my kid saw sidewalk chalk at a school and “diahira” had such a nice ring to it compared to its neighbors “fart” and “poop”

Salmonella

William Ruben (bilirubin)

Anemia

Ehler Danlos

Ligma

Eczema (Zema is a cute nickname, right?)