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Funny surname/subject collision from the Times over the weekend: Cocaine and White Teens by Charles M. Blow.
Update: See also nominative determinism and aptronym.
An aptronym is a name aptly suited to its owner.
I knew I’d posted something about this previously. (thx, mark)
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