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I will make that claim. This whole thing started because ONE fricking guy in the 40s made the wild arse assumption that Ole Miss and the supposed slave term were related. It is an answer that is made to fit the question. "Where did Ole Miss get its name?" "I don't know, they're racist, so probably something racist."
"Ole" is a derivation of old or ol', which many people use as a term of endearment; e.g. "Ol' Bob sure is a great guy!"

"Miss" is shorthand for Mississippi. That's it. Add to this the fact that several other schools use Ole of Ol' (USC - "Fight on for Ol' SC," LSU was known as "Ole Lou" or "Old Lou" and "Ole War Skule" for many years during the exact same era as the name Ole Miss developed.

I believe this. My dad and great uncles (who were there before the guy in the 1940's) graduated from Ole Miss and gave me this answer. My dad said anyone who thought otherwise could "go to hell".

ETA: ...just relaying information, 'cause they're all gone.

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Posted by Allyn McKeen

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Posted on 2/1/13 at 8:07 am to Porky

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"Ole" is a derivation of old or ol', which many people use as a term of endearment; e.g. "Ol' Bob sure is a great guy!"

My great-great-grandmother was born in 1881 and lived to be 110. She must have said "ole" about 300 times a day when I was with her. She also only used it for people that she knew pretty well. "Ole Mr. Jenkins down at the hardware store", "Go over there and give your ole granny a hug and tell her you're sorry.", etc. Looks like the nickname was given in the 1890's. I think it was just the way people talked at the time.

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