aptonym

[ap-tuh-nim]

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!

Word History and Origins

Origin of aptonym¹

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

Example Sentences

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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