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