Aptonyms+T–W

Aptonyms T–W
Contributors' initials are included below, with their full names on the Contributors page.

Tappe, Eddie
TB from Australia, writes "//The Ballarat Courier// 2007-03-16 reports on water (we are in drought): Goulburn Murray Water Diversions Assistant Manager is Eddie **Tappe**."

 Tapper, Dr. Richard
In Toledo, Ohio, there is a urologist named Dr. Richard (Dick) **Tapper**. (TM ) [|Here's a link to his details].

Teachworth, Ann
My name is Anne **Teachworth** and I teach worthwhile skills. I am the Director of the Gestalt Institute of New Orleans, New York, where I teach therapists the skills of couple counseling from selection to solution. I am the author of the book WHY WE PICK THE MATES WE DO which sells on Amazon.com and a couples counselor for 28 years, so I also teach the general public about good relationships. [|www.teachworth.com] (AT )

Tensifier, Imogene
In the UK, RW reports that his colleague **Imogene Tensifier** works with infra-red optical instruments in E2V Technologies.

Tennant, Simon
The Chief Economic Advisor to the Housing Instute of Australia is Simon **Tennant**! Here's a [|news article]: (<span class="wiki_link_ext">GJO )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tester, Mark
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Mark **Tester** is a professor of plant physiology at the [|Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics] at the University of Adelaide. Part of his job is to do laboratory testing on plants !<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> (GJO)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tester, Marion
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">TP writes: "I used to work with a water sample analyst who went by the name of Marion **Tester**. As far as I know we still work for the same company but I haven'tseen her for a few years.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Theoret, Dr. Julie
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dr. Julie **Theoret** is a mathematics professor at Lyndon State College, Vermont, USA. Visit her [|personal page]. (<span class="wiki_link_ext">AL )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Thrower, William
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">WF tells us that William **Thrower** used to be an NFL quarterback.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Treadwell, Timothy
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">In the Toronto //Globe and Mail//, Saturday, June 2, 2001, the "Lunch with..." column featured the wilderness hiker and grizzly bear fancier Timothy **Treadwell**, who spends months on his own in the Alaskan wilds observing the beasts. Says the article: "Cohabiting with bears, of course, makes it difficult cohabiting with girlfriends. In 1997, he took one on the first half of the trip, but things did not work out. Now there is a new girlfriend in the picture, but Treadwell is pessimistic about his long-term prospects." Or possibly hers? (<span class="wiki_link_ext">DC )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Treadwell, Dr.
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Doctor Treadwell is the head of the pediatric orthopediac department of Vancouver General Hospital, and treated <span class="wiki_link_ext">SM 's son.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Trump, C. Edward
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The American Contract Bridge League has a [|page] of new Life Masters (people)who have accumulated enough points in tournaments) that includes C. Edward **Trump**, Nancy **Hart**, and William **West.** (The seats at the bridge table are denoted North, South, East, and West). Frank Stewart in his book //Winning Defence for the Advancing Bridge Player// claims to have had a partnership with a Steve **Diamond**. Also that he has played against a Mrs. **Passmore** and a man named **Bidwell**. (<span class="wiki_link_ext">DH )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Vile and Vile
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">MT reports the Australian law firm of **Vile and Vile**.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Vile Municipal Waste Company
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">WF tells us that in Philadelphia, there is a trash hauling company that takes its name from its founder, the **Vile** Municipal Waste Co.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Valve, Henry
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Henry **Valve** is an author and owns Henry Valves Ltd. (UK) which sells valves and accessories for refrigeration and air conditioning applications. (Valves and accessories for ammonia and industrial application, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1995) (<span class="wiki_link_ext">ML )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Vowel, Dr. Faye
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dr. Faye **Vowel**, director of Emporia State writing laboratory, was the creator of a very successful writer's hot line, a Dial-a-Grammarian service for students and any one else needing information about correct usage. (//Time Magazine,// March 26, 1979) (<span class="wiki_link_ext">AB )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Wackerman, Chad
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Chad Wackerman is an acclaimed drummer: [] (GJO)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Watt, Dr. Muriel
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Enthusiastic collector, <span class="wiki_link_ext">GJO, found [|Dr.][| Muriel Watt], spokesperson for the Australian Photovoltaic Association.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Weatherhead, Elizabeth
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dr. Betsy **Weatherhead** is a climate researcher at [|NOAA], specializing in the monitoring of ultraviolet radiation. <span class="wiki_link_ext">DC saw her present a paper entitled "Detecting Climate Change" at a recent international conference called Global Warming and the Next Ice Age, held in Halifax, NS

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Weatherill, Richard
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Richard **Weatherill** is the manager of the [|ClimateWatch] Western Australia program, an initiative of [|EarthWatch]. "ClimateWatch was developed to understand the effects climate change is having on our earth's natural processes. The first project of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, ClimateWatch will allow every Australian to be involved in collecting and recording data that will help shape the country’s scientific response to climate change." Hopefully ill weather WILL bring some good! (GJO)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Adrienne **Webb** is Senior Editor of Sympatico NetLife, "Helping Canadians to get more from the internet." One assumes that this is not a //nom de plume//, if that is the correct expression in this instance. In fact, [|NetLife] assures us that it is her real name! (<span class="wiki_link_ext">DC )
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Webb, Adrienne **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Webster, Cynthia
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">CG writes, "**Cynthia Webster** runs a website-based business selling music synthesizers, kits and components at [|http://www.cyndustries.com] "Synth" is the common contraction of "synthesizer", as "Cynth" is of "Cynthia". Her site <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> could reasonably be called "Cynth Webster's synth website".

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">de Weever, Hilda
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">In Aylesford, Nova Scotia (in the Annapolis Valley between Halifax and Digby), there is a craft outlet called [|de Weever's Wovens], run by Hilda de Weever. (<span class="wiki_link_ext">MT)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Whale, Emma
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Emma **Whale**, much to the delight of prolific Aussie contributor, GJO, is a spokesperson for Sydney Water!

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Winkler, Leah
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leah **Winkler** is a technologist at Nova Vision, a laser vision correction clinic at the Halifax Shopping Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (<span class="wiki_link_ext">DC )

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Younger, Dr.
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">JR writes to say "A block away from me is the [|Younger Facial Surgery Centre] (the doctor's name is Dr. Younger). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">