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aptonym
[ap-tuh-nim]
noun
a name that is particularly well suited to the nature, career, or other personal characteristics of the person so named.
She named the baby Ángel and what an aptonym that was!
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aptonym1
First recorded in 1920–25; apt ( def. ) + -onym ( def. )
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Aptonym is not a new phenomenon, nor recently discovered.
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The internet has brought aptonym fans together.
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“Aptronym,” which some prefer to render as “aptonym,” is not a word you come across every day.
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