Aptonym/Aptronym

According to Wikipedia, an aptonym or aptronym is,

a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner.

Such as,

Jules Angst, German professor of psychiatry, who has published works about anxiety

Michael Ball, football player

Colin Bass, British bassist in the rock band Camel

Sara Blizzard, meteorologist (television weather presenter) for the BBC

Margaret Court, Australian tennis player

Thomas Crapper, sanitary engineer

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