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What's in a name?

Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been in the headlines after just ten days in the role. His Italian surname translates as 'brief skirmish', which some are saying aptly describes his tenure. Many cultures around the world believe that a person's name will affect their destiny. We go inside the names of Feranak Amidi of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Persian, Prudent Nsengiyumva of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Great Lakes and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Africa's Hewete Haileselassie.

Picture: Newborn babies at a clinic. Credit: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images

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