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The name for Britain comes from our ancient love of tattoos

Posted by mat
Tags: tattoos, names, britain, united kingdom, author.david cox, source.bbc
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161110-the-name-for-britain-comes-from-our-ancient-love-of-tattoos

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David Cox
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  1. mat
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    "'Britain', from the Celtic pretani meaning 'painted' or 'tattooed'" I live in one of the most-tattooed cities in the UK, with over 40% of adults wearing some amount of ink. It seems like every...

    "'Britain', from the Celtic pretani meaning 'painted' or 'tattooed'"

    I live in one of the most-tattooed cities in the UK, with over 40% of adults wearing some amount of ink. It seems like every other shop is a tattoo studio. I have two, so far.

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