Michigan-Related Names For Your Pet
Plan on getting a new pet but just can't pick a name? Let us be your guide with some Michigan-inspired ones that will be sure to have you smitten! What are some of your suggestions?
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The Usual
- Mitten / Mittens
- Mack / Mac (Mackinac Island, Mackinac bridge, etc...)
- Copper (Michigan's copper mining history)
- Lake (They don't call us "The Great Lakes State" for nothing!)
- Robin (Our official State Bird) - 2
Places
- Adrian
- Addison
- Byron
- Hudson
- Huron
- Jackson
- Rose (Rose City)
- Marshall
- Monroe - 3
Sports
- Tiger
- Piston
- Sparty (Michigan State University)
- Gordie (Howe)
- Caesar (Little Caesar's)
- Al (Rally Al AKA Red Wings Octopus)
- Brady (Tom Brady, UofM alum)
- Griffin (Grand Rapids Griffins)
- Lug / Lugnut - 4
People
- Alice / Cooper (Alice Cooper)
- Stevie (Wonder)
- Seger (Bob)
- Teddy / Ted (Nugent)
- Kid (Rock)
- Spade (David)
- Madonna
- Sonny / Bono
- Franklin (Aretha)
- Ford
- Kellogg - 5
Food / Beverage
- Faygo
- Vern / Vernor
- Pasty
- Coney - 6
Beer / Breweries
- Founder
- Obie / Oberon
- Hops / Hop (Best used for cats - get it?)
- Belle / Bell (Bell's Brewery) - 7
Puns / Funny
- Pothole
- Ope / Opie
- Ranch
- PEToskey
- Meer (How we pronounce "mirror" and/or "come here")
- Jeet (How we ask "did you eat?")