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English
Etymology
From in- + aptronym.
Noun
inaptronym (plural inaptronyms)
- A name that is not well suited to its owner.
- Antonym: aptronym
2018, Karenlee Thompson, Flame Tip:His girlfriend's name was a most grotesque inaptronym.
2020, Kevin D. Williamson, Big White Ghetto:The police chief, who bears the wonderful inaptronym “Danielle Outlaw,” answers to him, as do the police themselves.