Like a Glove

Names that fit like a glove

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Towers on blocks

Transforming multi-storey housing

by Graham Towers

Graham is a Town Planner - no option, really.

Thanks for this one to friends in The Gavin Tempest Brigade on Facebook

Posted by Michael Shade at 14:15

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What is a Glove?

A Glove is an aptronym: a name that is especially suited to the profession of its owner. We call them Gloves because, well, it just seems to fit.

More Gloves, anyone?

Suggestions for more Gloves are welcome. Please email with details if you spot anything you think could be added to our collection.

Other Gloves

Here's a selection of aptronymic contributions from Wordsmith.org (and more in later newsletters).

Also: loads more in David Chapman's Aptonyms wiki; notes on Nominative Determinism from New Scientist.

What's in a name? from Times Online

Nominative Determinism cuttings from The Guardian

The Gavin Tempest Brigade on Facebook

Plétora de Piñatas - Spanish Gloves from Público.es

Thanks for Gloves

Thanks to: Barry Norman, Chris Duke, Brian & Nadia, Jackie Runeckles, Andrew Pascoe, Mike Pushkin, Beatrice, Jill
also Guardian readers, Wordsmith contributors