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A variety of Meaningful Name, sometimes an offshoot of Theme Naming, but not always. This describes the situation where what one names someone or something results in that something or someone taking on the aspects of what they are named after. Sometimes this is merely intentionally descriptive after the fact, but if not, then circumstances will change to fit them. Sometimes you wonder what the parents were thinking. (Hint: Naming a computer system after a bloodthirsty god or demon is never a good idea. Naming an organization this usually implies premeditation of purpose already.)

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  • Prophetic Names
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  • A variety of Meaningful Name, sometimes an offshoot of Theme Naming, but not always. This describes the situation where what one names someone or something results in that something or someone taking on the aspects of what they are named after. Sometimes this is merely intentionally descriptive after the fact, but if not, then circumstances will change to fit them. Sometimes you wonder what the parents were thinking. (Hint: Naming a computer system after a bloodthirsty god or demon is never a good idea. Naming an organization this usually implies premeditation of purpose already.)
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  • A variety of Meaningful Name, sometimes an offshoot of Theme Naming, but not always. This describes the situation where what one names someone or something results in that something or someone taking on the aspects of what they are named after. Sometimes this is merely intentionally descriptive after the fact, but if not, then circumstances will change to fit them. Sometimes you wonder what the parents were thinking. (Hint: Naming a computer system after a bloodthirsty god or demon is never a good idea. Naming an organization this usually implies premeditation of purpose already.) Genre Blindness prevents anyone from recognizing this and predicting future plot developments. Steven Ulysses Perhero is a subset of this, focused specifically on the tendency for names to relate to super-powers and/or secret identities. This happens in real life more often than you would expect -- for example, by the name-letter effect. New Scientist coined and popularised the term "Nominative Determinism" for this. The Romans had their own term: the "nomen omen" (name omen). As some of the examples show, Icarus seems to be an unusually favored name in this regard (no fewer than five examples). Might have something to do with the name having a nice ring to it. Oh, yeah, and the melting wings of doom probably help. See also What Did You Expect When You Named It?? Examples of Prophetic Names include:
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