inaptronym

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ aptronym.

Noun

inaptronym (plural inaptronyms)

1. 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.