In the name of love

By John Elder
Updated February 19 2016 - 10:13am, first published February 14 2016 - 12:15am
When friends of Melbourne grandmother Kristina Love googled her name, they found it had been taken on "by a large number of Russian prostitutes". Photo: Nicki Davey
When friends of Melbourne grandmother Kristina Love googled her name, they found it had been taken on "by a large number of Russian prostitutes". Photo: Nicki Davey

Usain Bolt, fast on his feet. William Wordsworth, man of letters. Tony Abbott, perhaps never left the seminary. These are examples of what scientists call "nominative determinism" -- the idea that our names influence what we do and who we are.

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