Sorta OT: Ever named your kid or pet after something U of M related

My golden retriever, a sweet little girl; died in my arms last October after a long stuggle with thyroid cancer.

 

I named my right hand Bo, and my man parts woody because Bo beats... Alright I'll stop there. 

I have a dog named J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family

I named my dog Charley NOT after anything UM related, but I'm now going to claim that he is named after Woodson.

Unfortunately, like Woodson, he is now past his prime.

I've got a 3 year old Chinese Shar Pei named Woodley. I figured it'd be a little different from your classics "Bo" or "Charles" or "Brady" (for Tom, not Hoke).

get a second named "Fire".

Had a dog (that has since passed) with the registered name of Desmond Howard.  Currently have a black lab named Brady and our middle son's middle name is Blue. 

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My oldest son is named Thomas.  I was thinking Jefferson when we agreed to the name.  Later my wife joked (maybe not) that she was thinking Brady.  

One is named Carter and the other is named Tre. 

Just behind her back though ;-)  

If the question can be extended to Detroit-area sports in general, we named our cat Princess Tayshaun

We got our golden retriever while living out in Vermont, and wanted to keep our Michigan roots. We also named her Maizie Blue. I guess great minds do think alike!

Talked my friend into naming his dog Desmond after two things we both loved... Desmond Howard and Desmond from Lost. See you in anotha life brotha

Clapper.

to every pregant woman and expectant father the two choices of Hale Victor and Hailey Victoria.

My 3rd daughter was going to be named either Lindy or Maisy.  I said that she could be Maisy Blue.  Her name is Lindy Nichole.

My Boxer is named Maize. His leash, collar and food/water bowls are all Michigan. He even has a Michigan sweater for when it's cold

Our dogs are named Victors and Calyptors.  (Tori and Callie, for short.) 

chocolate lab Brandi - as in Chastain.  I got her shortly after she ripped her jersey off.

He keeps showing up in my yard unexpectedly.

I feel bad for parents who named their kid after Hoke. Wonder if any would consider a name-change to Jim?...

Have had two dogs - Blue and Maizey.

2nd child, if a boy, was going to be named Bo Thomas. That got put aside when we found out that she was a girl.

So when we adopted a second cat (summer of 2012) together, she asked if we could name him Fitzgerald.  I said only if his full name is Fitzgerald Toussaint.  She agreed, and then Poor Damn Toussaint happened.

First dog was named Bo. Convinced my parents to name their dog Millie after Bo's wife since my dog Bo loved her when they brought her home.

My dog isnt named after anything Michigan, but she is my avatar wearing her Michigan sweater, so I figured it'd be appropriate to post in this thread.

after Tom, he was born like a month before hoke was hired. Youngest is named Logan, wife didnt want a michigan name again but she didnt know until she agreed that its the first name of the comic character "wolverine".

Named my son Victor and, sure enough, he ended up a Wolverine.  He then rescued a cat he'd seen hanging around Wiley Hall around the time Bo died, and named the cat Wiley Bo.  It goes on . . .

Wanted to name my guinea pig Biakabutuka.  

Ended up naming her Honey.

Named my daughter Charley Woodsina.

I tried to get my parents to name our yellow lab Maize. But no, they went with Echo

His name isn't U-M related, but when I had to have a "magic word" to get my dog to relieve himself on command (helps with housetraining) only one would do.

Funny thing is, we lived in Europe for three years and I'm sure there are now hundreds of Swiss who believe "buckeye" means "take a leak."  So it was satisfying in more ways than one.

Beagle named maize. Next dog is blue

named my yellow (maize) lab Schemmy.  I live in Portland, so I have to explain the name somewhat regularly.  When I talk to people in Michigan, however, it doesn't usually require explanation.

We named my son Brady. This was pre-Hoke, so it doesn't have any connection to him, just Tom.

Had a cat named Desmond as a kid. Now have a dog named Fritz.

after Dugan Fife.