It’s always interesting how towns get their names.  Sometimes they can be funny, sometimes misleading,  and sometimes there are just plain old uninspired names. Here are the top 5 in Minnesota that maybe could have used some more effort.

5. Minnesota City, MN – I wonder what the criteria was here in naming a town Minnesota City. Not very much imagination, that’s for sure.

4.  Wyoming, MN – About as creative as Michigan, ND.

3. Big Lake, MN – There are a lot of big lakes in Minnesota. LOW and Superior come to mind- not this small lake near Monticello.   I think they could have tried a little harder.

2. Collegeville, MN – While technically its the men’s campus of CSB-SJU, I think they just needed a name for the zip code for mail purposes since SJU isn’t in any nearby city limits.  Collegeville it is. How clever!

1. Federal Dam, MN  – Come on, man!