Michiganite
/ˈmɪʃɪɡənaɪt/noun
A native or inhabitant of the U.S. state of Michigan.
Did you know?Michigan ultimately comes through French from Ojibwe or a closely related Anishinaabe form such as mishigami, meaning “great lake” or “large body of water.”
Etymological Timeline
Pre-European contact
Anishinaabe
mishigami
“Great lake or large body of water”
17th Century
French
Michigami
“A rendering of the Indigenous name for the Great Lakes region”
17th–18th Century
French
Michigan
“A place-name derived from the Anishinaabe term for a great lake”
19th Century
English
Michigan
“The name of the U.S. state”
19th Century
English
Michiganite
“A native or inhabitant of Michigan”
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