aptronymicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌaptrəˈnɪmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌæptrəˈnɪmɪk/

Forms:

α. 1900s– aptronymic.

β. 1900s– aptonymic.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: apt adj., -onymic comb. form.

Etymology: Irregularly < apt adj. + -onymic comb. form, with (in α. forms) insertion of -r- probably after patronymic adj. Compare later aptronym n.The word seems to have been popularized by the newspaper column of U.S. humorist Don Marquis, which often featured names of this type submitted by the ‘Aptronymic Scouts’: see quot. 1916 at sense B.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

A name regarded as (humorously) appropriate. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1915 Literary Digest 4 Dec. 1314 ‘Trouble’ becomes bobbelly [in Cantonese pidgin English], an excellent change if there is anything to the science of aptronymics.

1916 N.Y. Tribune 7 July 3/4 (heading) Blazer's van ablaze; ‘It burns!’ Burns cries. Brooklyn has a double case of Aptronymics.

1934 Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald 21 Mar. 4/2 Nothing..has been so disgusting and appalling as the discoveries of venality recently made on Welfare Island. What an aptronymic that was!

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a name regarded as (humorously) appropriate, esp. with regard to a person's profession or personal characteristics; (of a person) bearing such a name.

ΚΠ

1916 D. Marquis in Washington Times 9 Oct. 6/4 (heading) The Aptronymic Scouts. Sir: Until two or three years ago there was..a lawyer named Barwise in Wichita Falls, Tex.

1937 Middletown (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 4/1 Mr. Maverick (whose colleagues, by the way, probably consider his name as aptronymic).

1985 Amer. Speech 60 92 A more faithful program is espoused by Cathi Stout, the aptronymic developer of Believercise, an exercise class in which women ‘exercise to the beat of gospel-oriented pop music’.

1998 Libr. Jrnl. Aug. 117/1 Sex advice columns provide enlightenment for the erotically challenged as well as voyeuristic entertainment, and the aptonymic Savage delivers on both counts.

2011 L. M. Pavonetti Bridges to Understanding ix. 312 Through Dickensian allusions, including tumbledown cottages, characters with aptronymic names, and surprising turns of fortune, Umansky tells a tongue-in-cheek Victorian tale.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aptronymic
释义	aptronymicn.adj. Brit. /ˌaptrəˈnɪmɪk/, U.S. /ˌæptrəˈnɪmɪk/ Forms: α. 1900s– aptronymic. β. 1900s– aptonymic. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: apt adj., -onymic comb. form. Etymology: Irregularly < apt adj. + -onymic comb. form, with (in α. forms) insertion of -r- probably after patronymic adj. Compare later aptronym n.The word seems to have been popularized by the newspaper column of U.S. humorist Don Marquis, which often featured names of this type submitted by the ‘Aptronymic Scouts’: see quot. 1916 at sense B. Originally U.S. A. n. A name regarded as (humorously) appropriate. Now rare. ΚΠ 1915 Literary Digest 4 Dec. 1314 ‘Trouble’ becomes bobbelly [in Cantonese pidgin English], an excellent change if there is anything to the science of aptronymics. 1916 N.Y. Tribune 7 July 3/4 (heading) Blazer's van ablaze; ‘It burns!’ Burns cries. Brooklyn has a double case of Aptronymics. 1934 Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald 21 Mar. 4/2 Nothing..has been so disgusting and appalling as the discoveries of venality recently made on Welfare Island. What an aptronymic that was! B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a name regarded as (humorously) appropriate, esp. with regard to a person's profession or personal characteristics; (of a person) bearing such a name. ΚΠ 1916 D. Marquis in Washington Times 9 Oct. 6/4 (heading) The Aptronymic Scouts. Sir: Until two or three years ago there was..a lawyer named Barwise in Wichita Falls, Tex. 1937 Middletown (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 4/1 Mr. Maverick (whose colleagues, by the way, probably consider his name as aptronymic). 1985 Amer. Speech 60 92 A more faithful program is espoused by Cathi Stout, the aptronymic developer of Believercise, an exercise class in which women ‘exercise to the beat of gospel-oriented pop music’. 1998 Libr. Jrnl. Aug. 117/1 Sex advice columns provide enlightenment for the erotically challenged as well as voyeuristic entertainment, and the aptonymic Savage delivers on both counts. 2011 L. M. Pavonetti Bridges to Understanding ix. 312 Through Dickensian allusions, including tumbledown cottages, characters with aptronymic names, and surprising turns of fortune, Umansky tells a tongue-in-cheek Victorian tale. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1915
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