Bears the name of....

[bieasy]

Hi,

Can I say: "Chicago bears that name because of a native american called cheekwaag..".

Or "it bears that name because.... "

 

[Barb_D]

I don't see the difference. What am I missing?

Hi,

"Chicago bears that name because of a native american called cheekwaag..".

Or "it bears that name because.... "

Please capitalize Native American and the proper name of that Native American.

 

[bieasy]

?? Chicago bears that name because of a Native American called Chickagou (Cheekwaag (is in another website)).​

 

[Barb_D]

It's not ungrammatical. I prefer "Chicago was named for Chickagou/Cheekwaag, a Native American."

This is, by the way, at varience with information I found. It was a Native American word that was transcribed as Chicago, but it's for a type of plant that grew abundantly near the Chicago River.

 

[bieasy]

What about "The city of XX was so named because ....."

 

[SoothingDave]

Is it possible "Chicago bears" is an intentional play on the city's football team, the Chicago Bears?

 

[Raymott]

Is it possible "Chicago bears" is an intentional play on the city's football team, the Chicago Bears?

If not, it threw me and, as suggested above, it should be changed.