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Here are top 10 examples of nominative determinism.
1. Theodore Hee. Mr T. Hee was responsible for most of the early comic storylines for
Walt Disney films.
2. Cardinal Sin. The classic example, I think. Jamie Sin was an Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Church of the Philippines. Wikipedia helpfully notes: "His name
should not be confused with "cardinal sin", which is synonymous for the seven deadly sins".
3. Judge Judge. In July of this year Sir Igor Judge was appointed Lord Chief
Justice of England and Wales.
4. Amy Freeze. Fox News Chicago's Chief Meteorologist could hardly have chosen
a different profession. Save, perhaps, setting pay for Government employees.
5. Patty Turner. The inevitable name of the wife of McDonald's CEO Frank Turner.
6. Governor Blagojevich. The man responsible for introducing Americans to
the British slang term "blag" which as the dictionary puts it means "To rob,
steal [origin unknown]
7. Dr Fred Grabiner. This is what the internet is for. A forum on appropriate
names yields this brilliant moniker for a gynaecologist.
8. J. W. Splatt and D. Weedon. The New Scientist campaign was spurred
on by the discovery of these two authors of an article on incontinence in
the British Journal of Urology (vol 49, pp 173-176, 1977).
9. Usain Bolt. Surely his surname influenced the career of the world's
fastest man? The same cannot be said of Marina Stepanova. This is
the ideal name for an elite hurdler. But she earned her first titles under
her maiden name of Marina Makeyeva, so her name can't have influenced
her choice of career. Perhaps, though, it influenced her choice of husband.
10. Paige Worthy. Nominative determism has also fascinated the
Freaknonomics blog ever since they discovered this fact checker for
Good magazine.
1. Theodore Hee. Mr T. Hee was responsible for most of the early comic storylines for
Walt Disney films.
2. Cardinal Sin. The classic example, I think. Jamie Sin was an Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Church of the Philippines. Wikipedia helpfully notes: "His name
should not be confused with "cardinal sin", which is synonymous for the seven deadly sins".
3. Judge Judge. In July of this year Sir Igor Judge was appointed Lord Chief
Justice of England and Wales.
4. Amy Freeze. Fox News Chicago's Chief Meteorologist could hardly have chosen
a different profession. Save, perhaps, setting pay for Government employees.
5. Patty Turner. The inevitable name of the wife of McDonald's CEO Frank Turner.
6. Governor Blagojevich. The man responsible for introducing Americans to
the British slang term "blag" which as the dictionary puts it means "To rob,
steal [origin unknown]
7. Dr Fred Grabiner. This is what the internet is for. A forum on appropriate
names yields this brilliant moniker for a gynaecologist.
8. J. W. Splatt and D. Weedon. The New Scientist campaign was spurred
on by the discovery of these two authors of an article on incontinence in
the British Journal of Urology (vol 49, pp 173-176, 1977).
9. Usain Bolt. Surely his surname influenced the career of the world's
fastest man? The same cannot be said of Marina Stepanova. This is
the ideal name for an elite hurdler. But she earned her first titles under
her maiden name of Marina Makeyeva, so her name can't have influenced
her choice of career. Perhaps, though, it influenced her choice of husband.
10. Paige Worthy. Nominative determism has also fascinated the
Freaknonomics blog ever since they discovered this fact checker for
Good magazine.
