Bolt is a name that matches the job
Cats: Uncategorized|Uber sprinter Usain Bolt from Jamaica has one of those names. He won gold for the 100- and 200-metre sprint event in track and field. He also busted world records.
Stand by for the cliche headlines: “Bolt of lightning” and “Bolt out of the blue” and “Lightning Bolt strikes twice.”
Bolt is a dream name for a sprinter and a headline writer.
You have to wonder: Did he become a sprinter because of his name?
And what about these people with names that match the jobs? Were they influenced by their names?
Mr. Bill Headline is a bureau chief at CNN news.
David Law is a lawyer.
And what about Dr. Needle, the doctor.
Or Dr. Jeff Butcher, the orthopedic surgeon.
There’s a Mr. A. Bugg who teaches computer programming.
Or Anna Udder who is a lactation consultant.
Gary Alter is a plastic surgeon
And Wilma Mankiller who is the first woman chief of the Cherokee First Nation
Dr. Payne is an anesthesiologist.
In Canada, there is a John Tory who is a leader of the Tory party.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Gene Weingarten, a columnist with the Washington Post, collects these. He calls them “aptonyms”.
August 20th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Back when I lived in the D.C. area, there was an OBGYN named Dr. Harry Beaver (true story!).
August 20th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Here in Peterborough we have a lawyer whose last name is Lawless and another one whose last name is Crook. What does that tell you? Also, I always thought that “Killam” wasn’t the best name to put on a hospital, no matter how much money he gave them. How terrifying is it for a kid to be told they are going to the Killam hospital!