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aptronym

Pronunciation: /ˈaptrənɪm/

(also aptonym)
Definition of aptronym

noun

  • a person’s name that is regarded as amusingly appropriate to their occupation:he began collecting aptronyms when he saw an ad for a flower shop operated by Flora Gardner while Maryland lacks a ‘Judge Judge’, there are many attorneys here with aptonyms

Derivatives

aptronymic

(also aptonymic) adjective

Origin:

1920s: from apt + -onym, probably on the pattern of patronym

aptronym in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aptronym in the US English dictionary
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