aptonym

[ ap-tuh-nim ]

/ ˈæp tə nɪm /

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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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Origin of aptonym

First recorded in 1920–25; apt + -onym

Words nearby aptonym

apterygote, apteryx, aptitude, aptitude test, aptly, aptonym, Apuleius, Apulia, a punta d'arco, Apure, Apurímac