An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner.
The Encyclopædia Britannica attributes the term to Franklin P. Adams, a writer who coined it as an anagram of patronym , to emphasize "apt". [1]
According to Frank Nuessel, in The Study of Names (1992), an aptonym is the term used for "people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence." [2]
In the book What's in a Name? (1996), author Paul Dickson cites a long list of aptronyms originally compiled by Professor Lewis P. Lipsitt, of Brown University. [3] Psychologist Carl Jung wrote in his book Synchronicity that there was a "sometimes quite grotesque coincidence between a man's name and his peculiarities". [4]
Nominative determinism is a hypothesis which suggests a causal relationship based on the idea that people tend to be attracted to areas of work that fit their name.
Some names are very inappropriate for what the person does, being called inaptronyms by Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post . [91]
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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work. Since the term appeared, nominative determinism has been an irregularly recurring topic in New Scientist, as readers continue to submit examples. Nominative determinism differs from the related concept aptronym, and its synonyms 'aptonym', 'namephreak', and 'Perfect Fit Last Name', in that it focuses on causality. 'Aptronym' merely means the name is fitting, without saying anything about why it has come to fit.
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That view was backed up by another China economic policy expert, the aptly named David Dollar.
Although it was a fascinating story in itself, I was more captivated by the ornithologist's name, which is aptly Carla Dove.
What a name for a press secretary. Josh Earnest. His name literally means, 'Just kidding, but seriously.'
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said Mr. Headline was 'a decent person who understood the problems that journalists have and dealt with them in a compassionate way. As we used to say it, the best name in news.'... ...Mr. Headline, whose fitting name was Americanized by a Swedish ancestor, was born in Cleveland and raised in East Aurora, N.Y.
One, the aptly named James Hedges, went to talk to Madoff, but couldn't get him to answer his questions.
A new art financing service has been launched in New York by the aptly named James Hedges, a hedge-fund specialist and art aficionado.
Likewise, Igor Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and John Laws, the Lord Justice of Appeal, may have felt a calling.
Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization has officially entered the national battle against the coronavirus by establishing the Muhammadiyah COVID-19 Command Center (MCCC) and putting an aptly named physician, Corona Rintawan, in charge.
Or Larry Speakes," said Eric... "He was the White House spokesman for Ronald Reagan." She smiled. "Exactly. There's a name for that. It's called ... nominative determinism.
Bernard Suits, a relatively obscure but aptly named scholar ... was perhaps the first true philosopher of games.
During the 1982 FIFA World Cup an Italian defender, ironically named Claudio Gentile [...]
Claudio Gentile is the archetypal hard man, which was ironic considering his last name translates to gentle.