Aptronyms

[Zymologist]

One of those obscure, highly specific words whose existence just makes me happy, an aptronym is a name that happens to fit the person's occupation amusingly well. Share some aptronyms you've encountered.

A firefighter named Les McBurney
Pastor Bishop Pope
Dr. Seawright, ophthalmologist
A criminal justice major I went to college with named Justus

[Bill the Cat]

I served with a Sergeant Tim Sergeant.

[Zymologist]

My Dad told me that he was in basic training with a George Patton. Probably not really an aptronym, but funny anyway.

[Bill the Cat]

Also had an Airman Armentrout

[Sparko]

I worked as an electrician when I was younger. Along with a guy named Burns and a gal named Cook. My real name is very similar to "Sparko"

[Cow Poke]

The poet William Wordsworth.

[Cow Poke]

When my wife had her appendectomy, her surgeon was Dr Cutter and her Anesthesiologist was Dr Goodnight.

[Cow Poke]

When my wife had her appendectomy, her surgeon was Dr Cutter and her Anesthesiologist was Dr Goodnight.

They had their own little ongoing performances with that --- "I put you to sleep, he does the cutting".

HOWEVER, just before surgery, both doctors asked if they could pray with her, and both of them did - together.

[Sparko]

When my wife had her appendectomy, her surgeon was Dr Cutter and her Anesthesiologist was Dr Goodnight.

My surgeon was Dr. Slaughter.

[Cow Poke]

My training officer way back when I was a baby cop was Officer Hamm.

My wife works with a lady whose last name is Priest, who has a son who is, in fact, a priest.

[Stoic]

I know of a gynecologist named Bonnie Beaver.

[Cow Poke]

I've shared about the lady in my Church who turned 100 years old, and we gave her a really big party....

Her name was Zella Pillow. And she always wore a hat to church that literally looked like a small pillow.

Her name was the easiest for me to remember we first went to that Church. (and also, easiest to point out ... "Mrs Pillow is the lady with the pillow on her head". )

[Bill the Cat]

There's the former NASCAR driver Lake Speed

[Cow Poke]

a Glass Blower in our Church had the last name "Puffer".

[Zymologist]

My dad and sister once had a doctor named Dr. Eek (not sure of spelling)