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A mariner is a person who helps guide a ship. The northwest of the country has a great fishing industry. So the term "mariner" reflects on Seattle's rich history of being a port city and having a great sea-based economy.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoWell the Seattle Seahawks got their name from peninsula highschool in Gig Harbor Washington. They got their name from a bird local to the area called an osprii (spelling?). So the seahawks asked if they could use the mascot and they did.
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∙ 9y agoThe Seahawks got their name on June 17,1975. A public naming contest was held and drew more than 20,000 entries and over 1700 different names. The suggestion of Clark McMillan was chosen. It was Seattle Seahawks.
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∙ 13y agoThey got it from the fishing crop. There are more marlins than any other fish down in Miami, hence the name Florida Marlins.
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∙ 12y agoSeattle was named after Cheif Sealth. The name sealth was mistranslated to English giving the name Seattle.
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∙ 13y agoThe name Seattle Seahawks was selected on June 17, 1975 after a public naming contest which drew more than 20,000 entries and over 1,700 different names.
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∙ 8y agoIt was chosen by a public naming contest, in 1975.
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∙ 8y ago"Sea hawk" is another name for the osprey, a raptor that fishes in the ocean. Life in Seattle revolves around the ocean, so the name fits.
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