Aptronym

Unisex Hebrew

Aptronym is a unisex name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Aptronym

An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner. The word "euonym", dated to late 1800, is defined as "a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named".

Similar names

James

Boy · Hebrew

Supplanter; one who follows

John

Boy · Hebrew

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Michael

Boy · Hebrew

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Mary

Girl · Hebrew

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

God is my oath; consecrated to God

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