Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Appropriately Named

Have you ever seen or come across a funny and/or interesting aptronym? An aptronym is a name aptly suited to its owner. Like a barber called Dan Druff, or Willie Thrower, former NFL quarterback.

Appropriately Named is about these aptronyms, mominative determinism, and namephreaks.

(via Neatorama)

3 comment(s):

Anonymous said...

There must currently be a wealth of 'appropriately named' individuals working in the porn industry. Why don't they highlight some of those? ;)

Anonymous said...

In the University District, (Seattle, Washington) there is a dentist named Dr. Carey.

Mine is a Gin said...

I have a book called "The Handbook for Singers" by (and this is no advert for his expertise) Norris Croker!