An aptronym is a name which is suited to the person due a a range of factors. It comes from a blend of the word apt meaning suitable and patronym meaning the name of someones father. The opposite of an aptroynm is an Inaptronym, a name which is not suited to the person.
Examples
Aptronyms
- Christopher Coke- Drug Lord and Cocaine Trafficker
- Amy Freeze- American Meteorologist
- Anthony Weiner- American politician involved in sexting scandals
Inaptronym
- Samuel Foote- a comic actor who lost a leg in a horse-riding accident in 1766
- Peter Bowler- Cricket Batsman
- Don Black- White Supremacist
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