Names can be apt or "anti-apt". The latter occurs when the name, taken literally, embodies a concept that runs counter to the personality.
I always thought the most awesome example of an anti-apt name was "Cardinal Sin". The late Filipino Archbishop, that is.
Then there are people like Scott Speed, the American racing driver. I guess he raced in F1, making his name sort of apt. But he wasn't quite fast enough to last.
I have a friend and former med school classmate who's named Doctor, and who's a doctor. So she's Doctor Doctor, sort of like Major Major (Major Major) in Catch 22. But there's a story behind her curious name - her grandfather (or great grandfather, I forget which) saved a lot of people in his native village by instituting clever public health measures against cholera. So his family got the honorary appellation "Doctor", and the name stuck through the generations. I guess the prod of tradition was strong enough for her to pursue a medical career as well. Hence, not really accidental in this case.
