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This set up is often called "The Hippo", a possible reason is that bishops look like the eyes of a hippopotamus.
For example: Eric Rosen: Don't Mess With The Hippo
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1.b3 is Nimzo-Larsen attack. You can check with Lichess database.
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The setup after b3+Bb2 or g3+Bg2 (or on Black's side b6+Bb7, g6+Bg7)
is called a fianchetto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fianchetto.
Doing this on both Kingside and Queenside is thus called a "double fianchetto";
I don't think there's a more specific name than that.
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1.b3 is called Larsen's opening, while 1.g3 is Benko's opening. They are examples of openings that are collectively called modern or hypermodern.
If you have doubts about opening names, I think the easiest thing to do is play them on a chess engine. Usually the engine will then tell you what is the corresponding name of the opening.
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