Word of the Day: Aptronym

[debodun]

Aptronym (noun) - a person's name that is regarded as amusingly appropriate to their occupation.

Also called aptonym, or euonym, some examples are Usain Bolt (very fast runner), Thomas Crapper (plumber), Margaret Court (tennis player), Chris Moneymaker (World Series of Poker champion) and Scott Speed (a race car driver).

 

[Dustbunny]

That reminds me of the Three Stooges routine about their law firm, Dewey Cheatem & Howe.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

True names:
Storm Field - Meteorologist, son of meteorologist Frank Field. He got the nickname Storm when he was little.

Danielle Breezy - Meteorologist. Breezy is her married name.

 

[WheatenLover]

Some males in our family had a urologist called Dr. Peters. I always thought that was funny.