Donald Trump continues to ace the presidential primaries. He is proving quite adept at wooing states and groups of voters that were supposed to be easy victories for his Republican opponents. Whether ...
Do you know anyone whose last name appropriately describes them? Such names are called an aptronym because their name “aptly” matches their job or personality in a humorous or ironic way. During the ...
One of my lifelong hobbies has been to collect "aptronyms"--the newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams's term for people whose names were curiously appropriate to, or provided ironic comment on, their ...
Aptronym (n): A name that inadvertently describes its bearer’s occupation. Widely attributed to Franklin P. Adams, aka “F.P.A.,” whose newspaper column, “The Conning Tower,” was popular during the ...
Writes Joe from Menomonie: “Reading Daycare Mom of Shoreview’s BB account — regarding the name ‘Edison Lobao’ as the Energy Minister for Brazil — reminded me that I have been meaning to forward a ...
Do you know anyone whose last name appropriately describes them? Such names are called an aptronym because their name “aptly” matches their job or personality in a humorous or ironic way. During the ...
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