Is there a word for it?

[Bert]

When someone's name suits the job they do? Like Mr Taylor, who is a tailor, or Mr Coates, who sells coats.
Do you know any that are not quite so obvious, where the link between the name and the occupation is a bit more tenuous?

[Captain Spod]

Head of urology at Kingston Hospital is Dr Dick.

[starone]

The estate agent acting for me is named House (honestly).

[boxtops]

Mr Traynor the trainer

The French rugby player Traille (pronounced Try by commentators) - very appropriate

[Khandro]

What about; Walter Wall, carpet fitter, or Claude Baddley, lion tamer ?

[cathfromsaron]

on another tack, we had a teacher called miss rutter and another called mrs nutt ... very confusing for my poor mum on parents evening!

couldn't go back ...

[I.Don No]

retired a while ago but one doctor in my town was called De'ath.

[Khandro]

Sam O'Nella, bacteriologist?

[Banffer]

Fisher Collier Butcher Smith Seaman Laird

[Khandro]

Cass Traightem, lecturer, women's studies ?

[sprayermick]

Our local Waitrose has a butchery dept. whos manager is Mr. LAMB

Also we have a local car body repair specialists who's workshop manager is
JACK DENT.

[Old_Geezer]

When I was a child I had a GP who was Dr. Butcher.
Tenuous enough ?

[chelle7272]

We have a dentist up the road called Dr Mendham...

[Madama]

Atlanta is it possible to put an website link so we can see all of these names and jobs at the The New Scientist magazine or has this now been taken down since they were overwhelmed?

[jackthehat]

Dr De'Ath in Northampton only had a small practice.......;o/

[chrissa1]

My lste husband when he was young had a doctor called Dr De'ath too. My gynocologist was called Mr Coxon.

[marray]

I never forget an entry in Liverpool Telephone Area Directory back in the 60's
it read :- Tickle, The Misses - and was real - two spinsters who lived alone didn;t want their forenames publishing !