Sunday, March 10, 2019

APTRONYMS


An aptronym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner.


Jules Angst
German professor of psychiatry who has published works about anxiety
Michael Ball
Football player
Lonzo Ball
Basketball player
Sara Blizzard
Meteorologist for the BBC
Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter
Rosalind Brewer
Executive at Starbucks and former director at Molson Coors Brewing Company
Margaret Court
Australian tennis player
Thomas Crapper
Sanitary engineer
Josh Earnest
Third press secretary for the Obama administration. His name literally means, ‘just kidding, but seriously’.
Cecil Fielder
Baseball player
Prince Fielder
Baseball player
Amy Freeze
American meteorologist
George Train
American railroad entrepreneur
Igor Judge
English judge and Lord Chief Justice
Chris Moneymaker
American poker player and 2003 World Series of Poker champion
Josh Outman
Baseball pitcher
Marilyn vos Savant
American columnist who has been cited for having the world’s highest recorded IQ
Anthony Weiner
American politician involved in sexting scandals

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