[Tade0]

I think nominative determinism has it backwards: people are actually nudged into careers which fit their names as whoever is on the receiving end of their services automatically has a more positive sentiment if they notice the name fits.

I experienced this myself as my first name was rare in my generation and normally found in history books or literary classics so I was perceived through that lens.

[IAmBroom]

That's what I understand to be the usual interpretation of nominative determinism.

Some studies have shown statistically significant effects from having aptonyms. More than the expected number of dentists named Payne, etc.