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Only in Amsterdam could they have an Education Minister called Arie Slob, obviously a child of the 60s. Plus someone from the primary schools association called Joke Middelbeek, I bet they can make the kids laugh, or run away.
Got any examples of apt names or nomological determinism?
I once met a neurosurgeon called Mr Reckless 🤔
Friend of mine's surname is Wood. Not so interesting, except their family home was on Forest Houses and his dad's a lumberjack.
(Not the most intuitive of thread titles, mind if I change it?)
Not at all.
Done.
My real name is Workshy Snarkycomment
Robin Mahfood CEO of food for the poor
😆 @PP.
What was the original thread title??
I used to cycle with a vascular surgeon called Will Butcher 😀
What was the original thread title??
The first three words of the OP, I copied it into the post. You didn't miss much.
Sue Yoo, an American lawyer, said that when she was younger people urged her to become a lawyer because of her name, which she thinks may have helped her decision.
(from Wikipedia)
Ah, right 🙂
I used to drive past an estate agents in Australia called Robin Daley.
The was a well-known Glasgow dentist called AP Gummer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Judge,_Baron_Judge
I give you Baron Judge - formally the lord chief justice. At some point during his career he was Judge Judge.
it's a old one, but this letter from 1943 has the best Nom Det.
Met a banker called Dick Turpin once
Saw a sign in a field in Brittany. A Vendre, M. Bastard, Notaire.
The lads are at school with an Iona Dick. 😮
My next door neighbour was Dr Water. He was a retired chemistry professor with a speciality in non-organic solvents.
A friend of mine told me they once had a doctor called Dr. Death!
Cardinal Sin of the Philippines has always been a favourite
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8294216/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/t/philippines-cardinal-sin-dies/
I was taught spoon carving by Robin Wood the Wood carver (top bloke too-highly recommend his course) and my GP was Dr Panniker.
I also knew a Genevieve Pluck who was a violin player
My dad knew a builder through his work called Dick Hampton.
I'm not sure if that counts but it always makes me laugh
Not really Nominative determinism, but too good not to share...
A friend of friends is Richard Burn known to all as, Dick, he was in the army and rose to the rank of Major, that’s right, Major Dick Burn