ʔEdibiny [Edee-bee]
Language of origin Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tŝilhqot’in language
Feature Type:Lake - Inland body of standing water.
Status: Not official
Relative Location: Just SW of Choelquoit Lake, NE of Telhiqox Biny (lake), Range 2 Coast Land District
Tags: Indigenous
Latitude-Longitude: 51°41'38"N, 124°16'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92N/9
 
Origin Notes and History:

"ʔEdibiny" is the Tŝilhqot’in for this lake and is a proper noun. The name may translate to 'lake above' referring to this lake being above Naghatalhchuẑ (Choelquoit Lake). A second interpretation is 'antler lake' - "ʔedi" meaning 'antler' and "biny" meaning 'lake' (Advice from Tŝilhqot’in National Government, 2018).

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.