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Post by Dave Miller on May 28, 2020 10:59:47 GMT
Not exactly an patronym, but the address of the South Yorkshire Police Operations Complex in Sheffield is "Letsby Avenue". I kid you not. I'll admit it, Twod - I didn't believe you at all, so looked it up on Google maps. 'Tis true!
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Post by Verbivore on May 31, 2020 2:17:05 GMT
The Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd is Derek Chauvin.
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Post by Verbivore on Jul 2, 2020 23:16:29 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Jul 2, 2020 23:17:37 GMT
Here be an aptronym: a physician and a scientist at the University of Virginia is Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia William Petri. He conducts research to find better ways to diagnose and treat infectious diseases, no doubt involving the use of Petri dishes.
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Post by Verbivore on Jul 6, 2020 22:21:05 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Jul 25, 2020 22:51:17 GMT
Oh dear! A lawyer named in the #FreeBritney (is she “someone”? LOL) campaign is called Andrew Wallet. Hmmm …
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Post by Verbivore on Aug 20, 2020 9:56:48 GMT
An on-location caterer to a film I watched was credited as Keith Fish, Food for Film and the production accountant was Moneypenny Services.
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Post by Verbivore on Oct 27, 2020 19:34:14 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Oct 31, 2020 11:26:52 GMT
South African golfer Gary Player.
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Post by Verbivore on Oct 31, 2020 11:28:44 GMT
I ran into a kinda aptronymic old acquaintance today. Her surname is Cook. She runs her own small bookkeeping business that she calls Cook’s Books. Thank the gods for the apostrophe (and my friend’s sense of humour).
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Post by Verbivore on Nov 2, 2020 22:15:59 GMT
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Post by Dave Miller on Nov 2, 2020 23:47:04 GMT
Australian site but ... plow?
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Post by Verbivore on Nov 3, 2020 0:04:21 GMT
Australian site but ... plow? Yes, Dave. :-( It made me groan at the time, but arguing the point with Aunty's Tiger Webb is a futility I've (almost) given up on.
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Post by Verbivore on Nov 7, 2020 23:21:20 GMT
From Guardian AU, an aptronym for a novelist: Francine Prose. (See bottom of article.)
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Post by Dave on Nov 9, 2020 4:40:34 GMT
I ran into a kinda aptronymic old acquaintance today. Her surname is Cook. She runs her own small bookkeeping business that she calls Cook’s Books. Thank the gods for the apostrophe (and my friend’s sense of humour). I thought that sounded familiar: (Your post of Nov 13, 2017.)
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