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The Frost Giants and Green Machine are out. But monikers still in the running to be the University of North Dakota's new nickname include Flickertails, Force, North Stars and Nodaks. 

Those are among the 63 moving on to the next round of decision-making after the school's nickname committee narrowed down the list from 

But it's not over yet. School spokesperson Peter Johnson said the task force will continue to whittle down the options for a public vote. Earlier this month, he said the shortlist would probably be in the single digits. 

The committee is looking for names that are unique; promote pride and strength; represent the state and region; honor the traditions and heritage of the past; and can be a unifying and rallying symbol.

UND is searching for a new nickname after the controversial Fighting Sioux was retired in 2012. 

Here is the list of names moving on to the next round:

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Nancy Yang

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The school's nickname committee has narrowed down the list of potential monikers from 1,172 unique submissions to about 60.

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