Michiganian
/ˌmɪʃɪˈɡeɪniən/noun
A person who is from Michigan or a description of something associated with Michigan.
Did you know?Michigan’s name is generally traced to Ojibwe mishigami, meaning “great lake” or “large body of water,” referring to the Great Lakes.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-European contact
Ojibwe
mishigami
“Great lake or large body of water”
17th Century
French
Michigan
“A French rendering of an Indigenous Great Lakes name”
18th Century
English
Michigan
“The geographic name adopted into English usage”
19th Century
English
Michiganian
“Michigan plus the adjectival and personal-name suffix -ian”
Modern English
English
Michiganian
“A person from Michigan, or something relating to Michigan”
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