[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

[Jay Weigel]

David, do you remember the Milwaukee County judge, Christ T. Seraphim? He
was certainly the butt of many jokes, both for his name and, um, his
demeanor.....

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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>
> The current issue of the monthly "Viking" put out by the Sons of  Norway
> organization, has an interesting map of the most popular names for
> newborns
> in Norway.
>
> The winners are broken down by provinces.
>
> The results are surprising, if not a little shocking.  Overall, Lucas  for
> boys
> and Nora for girls win top honors, and no surprise there.
>
> In the Greater Oslo area, however, it's Nora for girls......but  Mohammad
> for boys.
>
> Who'd a thunk it of Norway?
>
> It just goes to show the extent of recent immigration where you'd  least
> expect it.
>
> Reminds me that the last resident physician I had in the Dermatology
> Service
> was named Mohammed Islam.
>
> I suppose a Christian equivalent would be something like Jesus
> Christendom.
>
>
> David Strang - who carries two Jewish names (David and Jesse).
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