aptronym (n): a name that inadvertently describes its bearer's occupation.
The name of the new White House press secretary, Tony Snow, is an aptronm, because, as Tim Noah explains, "Snowing is what press secretaries do."
To "snow," by the way, means "to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly."
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