Lauren Waterworth

Biography & Overview

An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner (e.g. their occupation). The word "euonym" (eu- + -onym), dated to late 1800, is defined as "a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named".
Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post coined the word inaptonym as an antonym for "aptonym".