Making the Nickname Cut: UND’s Latest List

Forget the “Fighting Frackers” or “Fighting Farmers”.

A UND committee has narrowed the list of potential nicknames for the school to 64.

Nodaks, North Stars and Force got the most yes votes by the 11-person committee.

The group went through about 1,200 nickname ideas that were approved by a consultant after a month-long campaign to solicit suggestions from the public.

The list will eventually be put to a public vote.

UND’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname was retired after a statewide vote in 2012.

Here is the latest list:

Aeronauts, Aeros, Arctic Blaze , Arctic Force, Aurora, Aviators

Badlanders, Big Green, Bison Slayers, Blackhawks, Blaze, Blazing Stars, Blizzard, Blizzard Dogs, Bombardiers, Bombers

Cavalry, Charging Nokota

Drillers

Energy, Explorers

Fighting Green, Fighting Greens, Fighting Green Hawks, Fighting Hawks, Fire, Flame, Flames, Flickertails, Fliers, Force, Force of North

Global Hawks, Green Bombers, Green Hawks, Green Pride, Grey Hawks

Night Hawks, Night Riders, Nighthawks, Nodak, Nodaks, North Dakota, North Force,  North Stars, Northern Lights

Prarie Hawks, Pride

Riders, Roughhriders

Snow Dogs, Snow Leopards, Spirit, Storm, Sundog, Sundogs

Thunder Hawks

Warhawks, Warriors, Warriors of the North, Wings, Wooly Mammoth