An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner. History The Encyclopædia Britannica attributes the term to Franklin P. Adams, a writer who coined it as an anagram of patronym, to emphasize "apt". According to Frank Nuessel, in The Study of Names (1992), an aptonym is the term used for "people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence." In the book What's in a Name? (1996), author Paul Dickson cites a long list of aptronyms originally compiled by Professor Lewis P. Lipsitt, of Brown University. Psychologist Carl Jung wrote in his book Synchronicity that there was a "sometimes quite grotesque coincidence between a man's name and his peculiarities". Nominative determinism is a hypothesis which suggests a causal relationship based on the idea that people tend to be attracted to areas of work that fit their name. Notable examples Jules Angst, German professor of psychiatry, who has published works about anxiety (angst) Michael Ball, English footballer Colin Bass, British bassist in the rock band Camel Lance Bass, bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC Mickey Bass, American bassist and musician Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone Bert "Tito" Beveridge, founder of Tito's Vodka Sara Blizzard, meteorologist and television weather presenter for the BBC John Blow, English pipe organist at Westminster Abbey Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America (Bowser is a Nintendo character) Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain, neurologist Rosalind Brewer, executive at Starbucks and a former director at Molson Coors Brewing Company Christopher Coke, drug lord and cocaine trafficker Margaret Court, Australian tennis player Thomas Crapper, British sanitary engineer Kutter Crawford, baseball pitcher (cutter) Mark De Man, Belgian football defender Josh Earnest, the third press secretary for the Obama administration Rich Fairbank, billionaire and CEO of the Capital One bank, which holds the Fairbanking Mark for offering fair banking products Cecil Fielder and Prince Fielder, baseball players (fielder) Bob Flowerdew, gardener and TV/radio presenter Amy Freeze, American meteorologist William Headline, Washington bureau chief for CNN Fielder Jones, baseball player Igor Judge, English judge and Lord Chief Justice Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect John Laws, English judge and Lord Justice of Appeal Richard and Mildred Loving, plaintiffs in Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage throughout the United States Auguste and Louis Lumière, pioneering 19th century filmmakers (lumière means "light" in French) Chris