According to Frank Nuessel, in The Study of Names (1992), an aptonym is the term used for "people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence."[2]
In the book What's in a Name? (1996), author
Paul Dickson cites a long list of aptronyms originally compiled by Professor
Lewis P. Lipsitt, of
Brown University.[3] Psychologist
Carl Jung wrote in his book Synchronicity that there was a "sometimes quite grotesque coincidence between a man's name and his peculiarities".[4]
Nominative determinism is a hypothesis which suggests a causal relationship based on the idea that people tend to be attracted to areas of work that fit their name.
Nominative determinism, the hypothesis that a person's name can have a significant role in determining key aspects of their job, profession or even character
References
^"aptronym". Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica Online ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2008.
Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
^
abcdeMaxwell, Kerry (4 March 2008).
"BuzzWord: Aptronym". MacMillan Dictionary.
Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^Lyn Pesce, Nicole (22 February 2019).
"Doug Bowser & Other People Whose Names Perfectly Fit Their Jobs". MarketWatch.
Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019. Some people seem born into their professions. Take Doug Bowser, the incoming president of Nintendo of America, whose surname is the same as one of the videogame company's most recognizable villains. Bowser, after all, is the evil turtle-dragon hybrid that plucky plumbers Mario and Luigi have to keep rescuing the princess from.
^Purdy, Kevin (18 April 2023).
"Switch modder Bowser released from prison, likely owes Nintendo for rest of life". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 October 2023. [Gary] Bowser, a key figure in the nominative determinism hypothesis, is often described as a "hacker" but mainly worked in sales and promotion for Team Xecuter (or TX) as 'kind of a PR guy.' The group developed and sold jailbreaking devices dating back to the original Xbox under various brand and release names. While these devices opened up systems for homebrew, Linux, and other uses, they also made it simple to load pirated ROMs onto devices. Team Xecuter benefited from the open source work of Switch hackers, sold devices at a profit to help others hack their Switches, and were far more explicit about the piracy aspects of their exploits than other groups.
^Bautista, Rafael (21 March 2023).
"Meet the Filipina Pianist in Taylor Swift's Eras Tour". Nylon Manila.
Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023. Karina DePiano, an appropriate last name for someone who plays the piano for a living, is a professional pianist, music director, and producer.
^Faeth, Stan (29 July 2013).
"What's in a name? Maybe a career". Greensboro News & Record.
Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Although it was a fascinating story in itself, I was more captivated by the ornithologist's name, which is aptly Carla Dove.
^Topaz, Jonathan (24 June 2014).
"Stephen Colbert to 'quitter' Jay Carney: Man up!". Politico.
Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015. What a name for a press secretary. Josh Earnest. His name literally means, 'Just kidding, but seriously.'
^Wiseman, Lauren (23 October 2008).
"WILLIAM HEADLINE: 1931 - 2008". Chicago Tribune.
Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said Mr. Headline was 'a decent person who understood the problems that journalists have and dealt with them in a compassionate way. As we used to say it, the best name in news.'... ...Mr. Headline, whose fitting name was Americanized by a Swedish ancestor, was born in Cleveland and raised in East Aurora, N.Y.
^Dowling, Tim (28 June 2009).
"The weekend's TV: The Madoff Hustle". The Guardian.
ISSN0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2023. One, the aptly named James Hedges, went to talk to Madoff, but couldn't get him to answer his questions.
^"The Art Market: records by the book | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023. A new art financing service has been launched in New York by the aptly named James Hedges, a hedge-fund specialist and art aficionado.
^Furness, Hannah (3 July 2012).
"Barclays scandal: a case of nominative determinism?". The Telegraph.
Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020. Likewise, Igor Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and John Laws, the Lord Justice of Appeal, may have felt a calling.
^Swaragita, Gisela (11 March 2020).
"Dr. Corona vs. coronavirus: Muhammadiyah special center fighting COVID-19 in Indonesia". The Jakarta Post.
Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020. Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization has officially entered the national battle against the coronavirus by establishing the Muhammadiyah COVID-19 Command Center (MCCC) and putting an aptly named physician, Corona Rintawan, in charge.
^Sawyer, Robert J. (2012). Triggers. New York: Ace Books. p. 186.
ISBN978-1-937007-16-4. Or Larry Speakes," said Eric... "He was the White House spokesman for Ronald Reagan." She smiled. "Exactly. There's a name for that. It's called ... nominative determinism.
^Roeder, Oliver (2022). Seven Games: A Human History. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 11.
ISBN978-1-324003-77-9. Bernard Suits, a relatively obscure but aptly named scholar ... was perhaps the first true philosopher of games.
^Jiang, Allan.
"The 10 Most Underrated Soccer Players in History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Claudio Gentile is the archetypal hard man, which was ironic considering his last name translates to gentle.
According to Frank Nuessel, in The Study of Names (1992), an aptonym is the term used for "people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence."[2]
In the book What's in a Name? (1996), author
Paul Dickson cites a long list of aptronyms originally compiled by Professor
Lewis P. Lipsitt, of
Brown University.[3] Psychologist
Carl Jung wrote in his book Synchronicity that there was a "sometimes quite grotesque coincidence between a man's name and his peculiarities".[4]
Nominative determinism is a hypothesis which suggests a causal relationship based on the idea that people tend to be attracted to areas of work that fit their name.
Nominative determinism, the hypothesis that a person's name can have a significant role in determining key aspects of their job, profession or even character
References
^"aptronym". Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica Online ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2008.
Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
^
abcdeMaxwell, Kerry (4 March 2008).
"BuzzWord: Aptronym". MacMillan Dictionary.
Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^Lyn Pesce, Nicole (22 February 2019).
"Doug Bowser & Other People Whose Names Perfectly Fit Their Jobs". MarketWatch.
Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019. Some people seem born into their professions. Take Doug Bowser, the incoming president of Nintendo of America, whose surname is the same as one of the videogame company's most recognizable villains. Bowser, after all, is the evil turtle-dragon hybrid that plucky plumbers Mario and Luigi have to keep rescuing the princess from.
^Purdy, Kevin (18 April 2023).
"Switch modder Bowser released from prison, likely owes Nintendo for rest of life". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 October 2023. [Gary] Bowser, a key figure in the nominative determinism hypothesis, is often described as a "hacker" but mainly worked in sales and promotion for Team Xecuter (or TX) as 'kind of a PR guy.' The group developed and sold jailbreaking devices dating back to the original Xbox under various brand and release names. While these devices opened up systems for homebrew, Linux, and other uses, they also made it simple to load pirated ROMs onto devices. Team Xecuter benefited from the open source work of Switch hackers, sold devices at a profit to help others hack their Switches, and were far more explicit about the piracy aspects of their exploits than other groups.
^Bautista, Rafael (21 March 2023).
"Meet the Filipina Pianist in Taylor Swift's Eras Tour". Nylon Manila.
Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023. Karina DePiano, an appropriate last name for someone who plays the piano for a living, is a professional pianist, music director, and producer.
^Faeth, Stan (29 July 2013).
"What's in a name? Maybe a career". Greensboro News & Record.
Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Although it was a fascinating story in itself, I was more captivated by the ornithologist's name, which is aptly Carla Dove.
^Topaz, Jonathan (24 June 2014).
"Stephen Colbert to 'quitter' Jay Carney: Man up!". Politico.
Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015. What a name for a press secretary. Josh Earnest. His name literally means, 'Just kidding, but seriously.'
^Wiseman, Lauren (23 October 2008).
"WILLIAM HEADLINE: 1931 - 2008". Chicago Tribune.
Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said Mr. Headline was 'a decent person who understood the problems that journalists have and dealt with them in a compassionate way. As we used to say it, the best name in news.'... ...Mr. Headline, whose fitting name was Americanized by a Swedish ancestor, was born in Cleveland and raised in East Aurora, N.Y.
^Dowling, Tim (28 June 2009).
"The weekend's TV: The Madoff Hustle". The Guardian.
ISSN0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2023. One, the aptly named James Hedges, went to talk to Madoff, but couldn't get him to answer his questions.
^"The Art Market: records by the book | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023. A new art financing service has been launched in New York by the aptly named James Hedges, a hedge-fund specialist and art aficionado.
^Furness, Hannah (3 July 2012).
"Barclays scandal: a case of nominative determinism?". The Telegraph.
Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020. Likewise, Igor Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and John Laws, the Lord Justice of Appeal, may have felt a calling.
^Swaragita, Gisela (11 March 2020).
"Dr. Corona vs. coronavirus: Muhammadiyah special center fighting COVID-19 in Indonesia". The Jakarta Post.
Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020. Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization has officially entered the national battle against the coronavirus by establishing the Muhammadiyah COVID-19 Command Center (MCCC) and putting an aptly named physician, Corona Rintawan, in charge.
^Sawyer, Robert J. (2012). Triggers. New York: Ace Books. p. 186.
ISBN978-1-937007-16-4. Or Larry Speakes," said Eric... "He was the White House spokesman for Ronald Reagan." She smiled. "Exactly. There's a name for that. It's called ... nominative determinism.
^Roeder, Oliver (2022). Seven Games: A Human History. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 11.
ISBN978-1-324003-77-9. Bernard Suits, a relatively obscure but aptly named scholar ... was perhaps the first true philosopher of games.
^Jiang, Allan.
"The 10 Most Underrated Soccer Players in History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Claudio Gentile is the archetypal hard man, which was ironic considering his last name translates to gentle.