The Kansas City Chiefs were not named after Indian Chiefs, but the mayor at the time Lamar Hunt moved them from Dallas to KC was most instrumental in "doing the deal" and Lamar Hunt named the Texans, the Chiefs after his nickname (I cannot remember his name, but maybe another KC fan can)!
Among my favorite names of teams from Colleges: Univ of Oklahoma Sooners, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Kansas Jayhawks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, Purdue Boilermakers to name a few from colleges!
Professional teams: Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, New York Yankees, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots.
Minor league names: Carolina Mudcats is the all time!
Great names no longer associated with teams: Chicago Fire, New Orleans Jazz, Atlanta Flames, Washington Senators.
Funniest name: University of Santa Cruz Bananna Slugs or the Univeristy of Irvine Anteaters (named after BC comic strip anteater)!
Charlie