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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 Ãngel and what an aptonym that was!
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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