MiG - Whats in a name?

[StalkerKHV88]

You're completely right. All our aircraft are named after their constructor.

Сухой - Су - Sukhoi - Su

Туполев - Ту - Tupolev - Tu

Ильюшин - Ил - Ilyushin - IL

Лавочкин - Ла - Lavochkin - La

Микоян и Гуревич - МиГ - Mikoyan and Gurevich - MiG

Антонов - Ан - Antonov - An

Яковлев - Як - Yakovlev - Yak

Likewise for helicopters.

Also word mig in Russian means instant.