Odd baby names in "frontier" states

[Paul Johnston]

I  wonder if Hawaii's ranking doesn't have a lot to do with how ethnically diverse Hawaii is.  You're bound to have a lot of Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean names there.

Paul Johnston
On Feb 27, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> Slightly odd use of "frontier" also:
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110227/sc_livescience/babiesinfrontierstateshavemoreunusualnames
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> JL
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