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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Personal best aptonym

Aptonym - when a person's surname matches their occupation

Dear Editor:

My lifetime personal best aptonym was the medical director of Seattle Children's Hospital* when I was in pediatric training there. What better aptonym than the late Doctor Jack M. Docter?

(* back in the days when it was still called "Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center"

Robert C. Hauck, MD, retired pediatrician
Shoreline


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