They were originally named "The Chicago White Stockings" in the late 19th century, and their name changed from "White Stockings" to "Colts," to "Orphans" to eventually, "Cubs." The name was chosen from a naming contest in the newspaper. Copy this into your web browser: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_baseball_team_nicknames#Chicago_Cubs (Not coincidentally, the Chicago Bears, who hosted their games at Wrigley Field, named their team after the Cubs and were originally the "Chicago Staleys.")
In 1902, the Chicago Cubs got their current name.
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The team name was generally recognized to be "Cubs" starting in 1890.
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They are named after their major league affiliate, the Chicago Cubs. Also, the Chicago Cubs have a very large amount of support that comes from the state of Iowa.
The team name was generally recognized to be "Cubs" starting in 1890.
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As a franchise, the Chicago Cubs won their first game in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings. The franchise came to be known as the Cubs in 1890, and recorded their first victory with that team name in that year.
They began life in 1898 as the Chicago Orphans. I know they changed that to another name before they became known as the Chicago White Stockings.
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