How Dogs' Names Have Changed Through History

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In 2019, Britain's most ​favored names for our ​four​-legged friends are names we​'d​ give to our children, like Charlie, Max, Bella and Luna. But go back hundreds of years and things are radically different. Why call your dog Max when you could go with Magastomo, meaning big mouth?

​We explore how names have changed over time and what this says about our relationship with them...

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