The French word that became Chicago meant “stinky onion” for the wild onions growing along the river.
According to Wiki, it is not a French word, but a French corruption of a Miami Indian word. Nasty cultural appropriation. The city must change its name now.
And while we’re at it, the Rev. Dukes has a name that is all too close to David Duke’s, and is itself derived from an ancient Latin term implying patriarchy and bringing to mind various anti-pacifist traits..