Expectant parents were left howling with laughter after stumbling upon a comical entry in a baby name book. The amusing find was shared by an X (formerly Twitter) user, known as BrookishLex, who posted an image of the name along with the caption: "Just found an Easter egg in my baby names book and I am dead."The excerpt from The Baby Name Wizard, Revised 4th Edition: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby by Laura Wattenberg, reads: "Gax (GAKS).
Popularity: Very rare. Nicknames: FatMan. Sisters: Moo, Spamela, Beer, Soup, John. Brothers: Flax, Vilx, Clax, Eleanor, Xax."The book humorously advises: "Gax is a name you should not give to your child at all.
It's only in the book because my kids are beside me and I'm writing and they absolutely insisted. Keep this in mind, prospective parents, if you're planning to work from home."Reddit users chimed in on the 'Easter egg', with one saying: "That's magnificent!
I own that book, got to check if my edition has the same Easter egg for Gax." Another suggested: "An in-joke, and probably also a way of discouraging (and identifying) plagiarism and plagiarised content."Meanwhile, others couldn't help but laugh at the sibling names, especially the brother named Eleanor, prompting another comment: "Can we talk about the brother named Eleanor? ".Another user added: "This is hilarious!
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