aptonym
aptonym · aptonyms
A proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person,…A proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person, especially by coincidence.
US/ˈæp.toʊ.nɪm/
Meaning
1 sensesA proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person, especially by coincidence.
Origin
From apt + -onym, on the model of other terms suffixed with -onym.From apt + -onym, on the model of other terms suffixed with -onym.
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Forms
plural: aptonymsSynonyms
10 synonymsapt name:aptronymeuonymcharactonymattributive namecharacterizing namecharacter-revealing namecharacternymlabel nameticket nametype name