aptronym

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aptronym

/ˈæptɹəʊˌnɪm/ UK
/ˈæptɹəˌnɪm/ UK
/ˈæptɹoʊˌnɪm/ US
/ˈæptɹəˌnɪm/ US

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Blend of apt + patronym.

noun aptronyms

A name that is aptly suited to its owner. Speck also turns out to be a shopkeeper whose small-town mentality finds a reflection in his aptronym: "Speck" in German meaning bacon, he is the local butcher concerned with selling his merchandise regardless of its real quality.
Similar: euonym, aptonym, charactonym

Opposite: inaptronym, misnomer

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Opposite: inaptronym, misnomer

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@misc{aptronym_2026,
  title = {aptronym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aptronym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}