Submitted Place Name Revision History

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7/26/2019, 7:32 PM erb816 Added information regarding the name's First Nations origin
5/28/2015, 10:42 AM Frollein Gladys move from place name to place name
5/28/2015, 10:42 AM Frollein Gladys move from given name to place name
7/11/2012, 6:12 PM erb816

Name Teslin
Type Other
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. TEZ-lin
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Name of a mountain, plateau, river, and small lake in Yukon, Canada, and of a larger lake spanning the Yukon-British Columbia border. The word comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
Added 7/11/2012 by erb816