Nominative determinism(Wikipedia) is a term popularised by the magazine New Scientist. It refers to amusing instances where people's names coincidentally reflect some aspect of their jobs, professions or lives like Dr. Richard Chopp - Urologist. See also Funny Doctor Names and The Doctor's Names List.
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