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