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.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/31/amsterdam-refugees-civil-servants-teach-teacher-shortage-netherlands

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

Sorry, my contribution is stolen from here

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