Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Aptonyms

Aptonyms are "people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence." [source]
Here are some sites that demonstrate real people with aptonyms:
*Like a glove
*Aptonyms & Aptronyms
*Wikipedia article

And here are some of my favorites:
*Anna Smashnova, tennis player
*Dan Druff, barber
*C. Sharpe Minor, an organist
*former Archbishop of Manila, Jaime L. Sin, known as "Cardinal Sin"
*Tony Dedman, former bomb disposal expert with the army and Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad
*Candy Baggs, confectionary sales
*Robin Banks, credit card specialist
*Diane Berry, mortician
*Sue Donim, author

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