Life is Stranger than Fiction: Isn't it strange how your name can influence who you become?

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Isn't it strange how your name can influence who you become?

It's called nominative determinism, and here are a few I've come across lately:

Dr. Peters is a urologist.
Christopher Coke is a recently-arrested drug kingpin.
Math professor Barbara Rademacher was named after St. Barbara, the patron saint of mathematicians.
Dr. Federico Doctor specializes in Family Practice.

Here are some names for which I hope nominative determinism does not apply:

Unfortunate surname: Slutsky
Surname that makes you feel like a nobody: Noone
A hurried surname: Hastie
This surname might be hard to live up to: Slim

1 comment:

Ann OnymousMon Jun 28, 08:25:00 AM PDT
Yes, there are some people out there with comical names. Hopefully these individuals have a good, hearty sense of humor as well. Here are some real-life examples of professionals with names to make one giggle.

How about Dr. Vidya N. Hate, an OB/GYN in Titusville, Florida?

Or Dr. Linda Smoker in Albuquerque?

Or Dentist Mathius Kill in Marietta, Georgia?

Or Dr. Roger Haight, a Theologian in New York City?

Or Dr. Darren Payne, a podiatrist in Conejo Valley?

Or Dr. Ronald Gooder, family practice in Jackson Hole, Wyoming?

And last but not least, Dr. Robert Sieman, a reproductive endocrinologist in Des Moines Iowa?
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