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Wed 05 May 2004Destination DublinThe bard once famously wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." What is in a name? Would Ferraris be as beloved if the company was founded by a man named Enzo O'Toole?Would the world's greatest secret agent have survived this long named Dónal or Barney Bond? Or would you call your child Montgomery or Dilbert? Or Adolf?