Firefox icon name changed to "gmail"

Ok this has been happening a few times, even though i don't know how. It never happens to me, but happens to my dad when he uses the computer even though he never notice it. I think it only happens when he's using Gmail, but not sure why it says gmail instead of firefox on the icon.
Anyway on the Firefox icon it says gmail on the i think it changes automatically, but I'm unsure why.

Hello again and thanks for your reply!
Please forgive me for the delayed response, but due to, what appears to be a fora glitch, I received a notification about your replying only a few moments ago.
I started responding to your reply and then realized that you have modified your original reply since. Your original reply was:
<blockquote>
@CAKCy i thought it could be that, but wouldn't quite make sense to me, cause the icon is pinned to Start Menu. If the icon is renamed from the desktop it wouldn't automatically change from the "pinned start menu"
</blockquote>
Your reply puzzled me a lot until I looked again at your image and saw that, at that specific point in time, Firefox (or gmail) was '''not''' pinned on the Start Menu (since there is no divider to be seen).
Now... Your modified reply:
<blockquote>
@CAKCy i thought it could be that, cause i removed the icon on the start menu "remove from list" and Mozilla Firefox shows up instead of the renamed gmail one.
</blockquote>
...refers to the "recent programs used" list, maintained by the OS itself. If you remove a program from this list (selecting "Remove from this list" from the context menu) and the specific program is open already or is run after you remove it, the program will be re-entered in the list with the name it has at the time of closing it. (Confusing, huh! :P)
Here's what, I suspect, happened:
1. Your Dad renamed (inadvertently) Firefox to gmail
2. You start the computer, see gmail on the Start Menu, and remove it from the list (the list now does '''not''' contain either gmail or Mozilla Firefox)
3. You rename the icon on the desktop to Mozilla Firefox and start Firefox
4. You check the Start Menu and Mozilla Firefox is there (since it was re-inserted in the list when you started it).
I hope this helps! :)

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