Appropriate or Not
I was listening to a program on Public Radio the other evening and came across a word that I had not heard of before: Aptonym. Here is the Wikipedia entry:
aptronym (also: aptonym) or charactonym is a name aptly suited to its owner.There were a number of real-life examples on Wiki:
- Jules Angst, German professor of psychiatry, who has published works about anxiety
- Jack Armstrong, retired MLB (Major League Baseball) pitcher
- Jeff Bagwell, Retired MLB 1st Baseman
- Jim Horn, saxophonist and woodwind player
- Francine Prose, writer
- Sue Yoo, lawyer
Just wondering.
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