There's a woman named Ann Arbaugh who lives in Ann Arbor, and she graduated from Ohio State University.

I'm not making this up, folks: there's a woman who lives and works in Ann Arbor and her name is Ann Arbaugh.

Long before it became a viral hashtag or a slogan on t-shirts, and even before a local business changed its name to "Bank of Ann Arbaugh" to commemorate Michigan's hiring of Jim Harbaugh as its head football coach, there was a woman named Ann Arbaugh who lived a peaceful life as a realtor in Ann Arbor.

"My name has become quite the thing now," said Arbaugh, who has lived in Ann Arbor for nearly three years.

"My husband and I are vacationing in Florida right now, but two nights ago is when it all started and our friends sent us pictures of the t-shirts and everything."

The #AnnArbaugh first became a thing back in January 2013 when a few people tweeted the phrase in reference to John and Jim Harbaugh squaring off against each other in a head coaching battle in Super Bowl XLVIII.

The references were few and far in between until it became viral in early December 2014 when buzz of Jim Harbaugh's interest in the vacant Michigan head coaching job ramped up.

Thousands of tweets and Facebook posts later, there have even been pitches to rename the city Ann Arbaugh because of Harbaugh's return. It's an idea that the Ann Arbor resident Arbaugh quipped she wouldn't be totally against.

Arbaugh said that the past couple weeks have been particularly crazy for her, but because of the Harbaughs' popularity in Tree Town, she's always had to do a little extra explaining about her name.

"I talk to a lot of people as a realtor, so when I make phone calls and say 'My name is Ann Arbaugh,' people pause for a second and ask me what I said," Arbaugh explained.

"I usually have to say my name again because they think I said 'Ann Arbor' or 'Harbaugh' and I just tell them that it's like Harbaugh without the 'H'."

The Ohio State graduate said she hasn't abandoned her Buckeye roots, and that she's become an Ann Arborite but not quite a Wolverine-lover.

"I love the rivalry. I think it's great, and I'm hoping Jim Harbaugh will bring some competition. It's more fun when the games are close," she said.

"I love the sense of community about Ann Arbor, so for him to come back is awesome. It's going to be great for him and the school and the city. He's going to be a rock star."

Arbaugh said even though all the hoopla has been fun, the ultimate payoff would be the opportunity to assist the Harbaughs with her job as a realtor for the Charles Reinhart Company.

"If Jim Harbaugh needs some help finding a home, I'd love to be the one to help him bring that together," she said as she laughed.

Jeremy Allen is the University of Michigan reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Follow him on twitter at @JeremyAllenA2. Contact him at 810-247-4625 or jallen42@mlive.com. Find other University of Michigan-related stories here on MLive.com.