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aptonym

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[ap-tuh-nim] / ˈæp tə nɪm /

noun

  1. 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!

Etymology

Origin of aptonym

First recorded in 1920–25; apt ( def. ) + -onym ( def. )

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