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Forenames are a funny business. As a parent, I remember countless days worrying about what my children were going to be called. Should we honour family members or family traditions? Should we be influ

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Quaint relic or symbol of bad taste, garden gnomes have gone in and out of fashion. They are generally thought to have originated in Switzerland and Germany in the late 18th century. Then, in 1841, a

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