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Nominative Determinism

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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

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[–] disguy_ovahea 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

NY had a meteorologist named Storm Field in the 90s.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Related:

Storm Huntley, former weather girl.

[–] TheBat 3 points 3 days ago
[–] QuincyPeck 10 points 3 days ago

Nashville has a meteorologist named Danielle Breezy and I’m so mad that is just a stage name.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

There's a TV meteorologist Pekka Pouta in Finland. Pouta means "dry weather". Dude has been on TV since the 90s.