For example, I was doing research for a blog article and found a paper by a guy named Christian Messenger. That man was definitely destined for missionary work, but the paper was about football.

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    10 months ago

    There’s a meme image of a screenshot of a news broadcast featuring a fireman named Les McBurney.

    This sort of thing apparently happens enough that it has a name: an aptronym.

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      happens enough that it has a name

      I mean, anyone can stick a couple latin words together to name something, we’ve been doing it for centuries.