Names and Occupations ( Aptronyms)
This was on MSN.COM front page today- love the connection between name and occupation!
Rosalind G. Brewer was appointed in March to the board of directors of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Molson Coors issued a press release.
Wouldn't you?
Ravi Tailor is master cutter and managing director of Anthony J. Hewitt, bespoke tailors and shirtmakers of Savile Row, London.
Roger Printup is registrar at Stanford University.
Dr. William J. Whitehead is a dermatologist in Germantown, Tenn.
Updated Aptronym Yellow Pages:
AcupunctureDr. Aena Han Payne (University of Mississippi)
Anger ManagementDr. Richard Madden (Hudson, N.Y.)
AstronomersAlan Heavens (University of Edinburgh)
AutomotiveFred Karr, drivers-ed instructor (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Wayne Schmuck, used-car distributor convicted of fraud for resetting odometers (Wisconsin).
Cabinet SecretariesMargaret Spellings (Secretary of Education)
ClergyJaime Lachica Cardinal Sin (former archbishop of Manila)
ClimatologistsElizabeth Weatherhead (Boulder, Colo.)
DermatologistsRoger Whitehead (Germantown, Pa.)
Dentists/OrthodontistsNgoc Quang Chu, DDS (Bethesda, Md.)
Dr. Ravi Doctor (Arlington, Va. A dentist so nice you call him "doctor" twice!)
Dalbert Fear, Jr., DDS (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Ken Hurt, DDS (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Kenneth Krowne, DDS (Brookline, Mass.)Les Plack, DDS (San Francisco, Calif.)
Anthony J. Puller, DDS (Richmond, Va.)
Randall Toothaker, DDS (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Barth, Lacy, and Craig Toothman (Columbus, Ohio)
EconomistsDavid Dollar (economist at the World Bank)
ElectriciansJoe Shockey (Seven Hills, Ohio)
Food CriticsJamie Maw (Vancouver magazine)
Football PlayersBrian Baldinger (former defensive lineman, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts*, and Philadelphia Eagles)
Joey Goodspeed (former running back, St. Louis Rams)
Quentin Jammer (cornerback for the San Diego Chargers)
Willie Thrower (first black quarterback in the NFL)
Garment IndustryRavi Tailor, master cutter and managing director of Anthony J. Hewitt, bespoke tailors and shirtmakers of Saville Row (London).
GastroenterologistsDr. Angel Colon* (Washington, D.C.)
GynecologistsDr. Bonnie Beaver (West Hills, Calif.)
Dr. Harry Beaver, retired (Fairfax, Va.)
Sheldon H. Cherry (New York, N.Y.)
Dr. Hyman Meltzer, deceased (Chicago)
LaywersJeffrey M. Advokat, (Morristown, N.J.)
Sue Yoo (Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, N.Y.)
Leadership ExpertJack Christ (Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.)
LiquorRosalind G. Brewer, board member, Molson Coors Brewing Co.
LobbyistsLeon BillingsRobert Cashdollar
NanotechnologyRichard Superfine (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Novelists/EssayistsFrancine Prose (New York, N.Y.)
Office Supplies and EquipmentDean Boring, president, Boring Office Supplies (Lakeland, Fla.)
OpthalmologistsDr. Kevin Blinder (Washington University)
OrnithologistsDavid Bird (director, Avian Science and Conservation Center, McGill University, Canada)
Performing ArtsSarah Slipper (former dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet)
PodiatristsDr. Allen Korn (Washington, D.C.)
Poker ChampionsChris Moneymaker (Spring Hill, Tenn.)
PoliceJohn Lawless (Haverstraw, N.Y.)
Psychologists/PsychiatristsDr. Jules Angst (emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Zurich) Ellen Winner (author of Gifted Children: Myths and Realities; professor of psychology at Boston College)Roberta L. Nutt, Ph.D. (director, Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program, Texas Women's University)William Dement, M.D. (professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Stanford)
Race-car DriversScott GoodyearScott Speed
Rapists, ConvictedRobert Raper (Boston, Mass.)
RealtorsAnn Greathouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Cynthia Houser (Silver Spring, Md.)
RegulatorsCharles H. Bronson (oversees Florida's "concealed carry" program allowing ordinary citizens to pack heat)
Religion, Professors ofTerry Godlove (Hofstra University)
Risk ManagementJohn C. Chicken (author, The Philosophy of Risk)
Sexual Misconduct ResearcherCharol Shakeshaft
SpokespersonsAm Rong (Khmer Rouge spokesman, Cambodia)
Tony Snow (Washington, D.C.)
Larry Speakes (Reagan White House flak)
TextilesLaura Knott-Twine, (founder, Windham Textile and History Museum in Windham, Conn., known as "Thread City.")
University AdministrationRoger Printup, registrar (Stanford University)
UrologistsDr. Richard ("Dick") Chopp (Austin, Texas)
Dr. Dennis Peters (Pensacola, Fla.)
Dr. Alexander Philpott (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)
Dr. Keith Waterhouse, retired (New York, N.Y.)
*updated; previously listed for Anapolis, Md.
Timothy Noah is a senior writer at Slate.
Rosalind G. Brewer was appointed in March to the board of directors of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Molson Coors issued a press release.
Wouldn't you?
Ravi Tailor is master cutter and managing director of Anthony J. Hewitt, bespoke tailors and shirtmakers of Savile Row, London.
Roger Printup is registrar at Stanford University.
Dr. William J. Whitehead is a dermatologist in Germantown, Tenn.
Updated Aptronym Yellow Pages:
AcupunctureDr. Aena Han Payne (University of Mississippi)
Anger ManagementDr. Richard Madden (Hudson, N.Y.)
AstronomersAlan Heavens (University of Edinburgh)
AutomotiveFred Karr, drivers-ed instructor (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Wayne Schmuck, used-car distributor convicted of fraud for resetting odometers (Wisconsin).
Cabinet SecretariesMargaret Spellings (Secretary of Education)
ClergyJaime Lachica Cardinal Sin (former archbishop of Manila)
ClimatologistsElizabeth Weatherhead (Boulder, Colo.)
DermatologistsRoger Whitehead (Germantown, Pa.)
Dentists/OrthodontistsNgoc Quang Chu, DDS (Bethesda, Md.)
Dr. Ravi Doctor (Arlington, Va. A dentist so nice you call him "doctor" twice!)
Dalbert Fear, Jr., DDS (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Ken Hurt, DDS (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Kenneth Krowne, DDS (Brookline, Mass.)Les Plack, DDS (San Francisco, Calif.)
Anthony J. Puller, DDS (Richmond, Va.)
Randall Toothaker, DDS (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Barth, Lacy, and Craig Toothman (Columbus, Ohio)
EconomistsDavid Dollar (economist at the World Bank)
ElectriciansJoe Shockey (Seven Hills, Ohio)
Food CriticsJamie Maw (Vancouver magazine)
Football PlayersBrian Baldinger (former defensive lineman, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts*, and Philadelphia Eagles)
Joey Goodspeed (former running back, St. Louis Rams)
Quentin Jammer (cornerback for the San Diego Chargers)
Willie Thrower (first black quarterback in the NFL)
Garment IndustryRavi Tailor, master cutter and managing director of Anthony J. Hewitt, bespoke tailors and shirtmakers of Saville Row (London).
GastroenterologistsDr. Angel Colon* (Washington, D.C.)
GynecologistsDr. Bonnie Beaver (West Hills, Calif.)
Dr. Harry Beaver, retired (Fairfax, Va.)
Sheldon H. Cherry (New York, N.Y.)
Dr. Hyman Meltzer, deceased (Chicago)
LaywersJeffrey M. Advokat, (Morristown, N.J.)
Sue Yoo (Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, N.Y.)
Leadership ExpertJack Christ (Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.)
LiquorRosalind G. Brewer, board member, Molson Coors Brewing Co.
LobbyistsLeon BillingsRobert Cashdollar
NanotechnologyRichard Superfine (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Novelists/EssayistsFrancine Prose (New York, N.Y.)
Office Supplies and EquipmentDean Boring, president, Boring Office Supplies (Lakeland, Fla.)
OpthalmologistsDr. Kevin Blinder (Washington University)
OrnithologistsDavid Bird (director, Avian Science and Conservation Center, McGill University, Canada)
Performing ArtsSarah Slipper (former dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet)
PodiatristsDr. Allen Korn (Washington, D.C.)
Poker ChampionsChris Moneymaker (Spring Hill, Tenn.)
PoliceJohn Lawless (Haverstraw, N.Y.)
Psychologists/PsychiatristsDr. Jules Angst (emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Zurich) Ellen Winner (author of Gifted Children: Myths and Realities; professor of psychology at Boston College)Roberta L. Nutt, Ph.D. (director, Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program, Texas Women's University)William Dement, M.D. (professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Stanford)
Race-car DriversScott GoodyearScott Speed
Rapists, ConvictedRobert Raper (Boston, Mass.)
RealtorsAnn Greathouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Cynthia Houser (Silver Spring, Md.)
RegulatorsCharles H. Bronson (oversees Florida's "concealed carry" program allowing ordinary citizens to pack heat)
Religion, Professors ofTerry Godlove (Hofstra University)
Risk ManagementJohn C. Chicken (author, The Philosophy of Risk)
Sexual Misconduct ResearcherCharol Shakeshaft
SpokespersonsAm Rong (Khmer Rouge spokesman, Cambodia)
Tony Snow (Washington, D.C.)
Larry Speakes (Reagan White House flak)
TextilesLaura Knott-Twine, (founder, Windham Textile and History Museum in Windham, Conn., known as "Thread City.")
University AdministrationRoger Printup, registrar (Stanford University)
UrologistsDr. Richard ("Dick") Chopp (Austin, Texas)
Dr. Dennis Peters (Pensacola, Fla.)
Dr. Alexander Philpott (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)
Dr. Keith Waterhouse, retired (New York, N.Y.)
*updated; previously listed for Anapolis, Md.
Timothy Noah is a senior writer at Slate.
3 Comments:
At 1:01 AM, Tramp said…
Great post! Where did you come up with that?
At 12:03 PM, Anonymous said…
very cool, well done!
At 7:51 PM, Carrie said…
www.msn.com
it is not a very well known site...let's keep it a secret!
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