nominative determinism
noun[U]
uk/ˌnɒm.ɪ.nə.tɪv dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪ.zəm/us/ˌnɑː.mə.nə.t̬ɪv dɪˈtɝː.mə.nɪ.zəm/thetheorythatpeopledojobsor haveintereststhat areconnectedwiththeirnamein some way:
Nominativedeterminismhas awonderfulexampleinseafoodrestaurantownerSandy Fish.
- Myfavouriteexampleofnominativedeterminismis anofficerof the British Trust for Ornithology called Sue Starling.
- It wasprobablydueto Rob Stable’sname(nominativedeterminism) that hemanagedtostayin thejoblongerthan anyoneelse.
- Thephenomenonofnamesmatchingprofessionshas been thesubjectof muchdiscussionin themagazine, where it istermed"nominativedeterminism".
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