Aptronym

An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner: owner's occupation or situations (e.g., workplace).^[1]

Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post coined the word inaptonym as an antonym for "aptonym".^[2]

The word "euonym" (eu- + -onym), dated to late 1800, is defined as "a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named".^[3]

^ Nuessel, Frank (1992). The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313283567. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Gene Weingarten (18 July 2006). "Chatological Humor* (UPDATED 7.21.06)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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[1] Nuessel, Frank (1992). The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313283567. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[2] Gene Weingarten (18 July 2006). "Chatological Humor* (UPDATED 7.21.06)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

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