Timiskaming is a word from the Algonquin ''Temikami'' or ''Temikaming'', from ''tim'' 'deep' and ''kami'' 'open waters'. Alternate spellings include Temiskaming, Témiscaming and Témiscamingue. The word

Temagami Temagami, formerly spelled Timagami, is a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Nipissing District with Lake Temagami at its heart. The Temagami region is known as ''n'Daki Menan'', the homeland of the area's First Nations com ...

comes from the same root. Controversy exists over the spelling of this word. A movement to change the spelling of the District of Timiskaming to Temiskaming (an e instead of an i) cites a typographical error by a government official, but the act of parliament that led to the name change granted this official authority to correct the spelling. What he considered to be a spelling correction, some people today call a spelling mistake. The spelling controversy goes back to the 18th century. English maps from that century{{cite web , url=http://www.davidrumsey.com/view.html , title=David Rumsey Historical Map Collection , editor=David Rumsey , author=various , publisher=various , date=1700s , accessdate=2010-09-25 show the spelling of the lake as Temiscamin, Temescaming, Temiscaming, Timiscaming, and Temiscamino, with Temiscaming being the most common. Spelling of the name of the aboriginal tribe presented even more alternatives. In all cases, though, there is no k. The 21st Century has inherited a debate from the 18th Century. It refers to the following places, all in northeastern Ontario and western Quebec,

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Lake Timiskaming Lake Timiskaming or Lake Temiskaming (, ) is a large freshwater lake on the Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial boundary between Ontario and Quebec, Canada. The lake, which forms part of the Ottawa River, is in length and covers ...

(in French: ''Lac Témiscamingue'') *

Timiskaming District Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from p ...

, a census division of Ontario ** Temiskaming Shores, city in the Timiskaming District ** Unorganized East Timiskaming District, an unorganized territory in the Timiskaming District **

Unorganized West Timiskaming District Unorganized West Timiskaming District is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising almost all portions of the Timiskaming District which are not organized into incorporated municipalities. The division encompasses , an ...

, an unorganized territory in the Timiskaming District *

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 147,082 people as of the 2021 cens ...

, a region located in western Quebec ** Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, a regional county municipality (RCM) in Abitibi-Témiscamingue ***

Timiskaming First Nation Timiskaming (former official designation Timiskaming 19) is a First Nations reserve in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, just north of the head of Lake Timiskaming. It belongs to the Timiskaming First Nation, an Algonquin ...

, a First Nation reserve in Témiscamingue RCM *** Témiscaming, a city in Témiscamingue RCM *** Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Quebec, an unorganized territory in Témiscamingue RCM *** Fort Témiscamingue, a former trading post and National Historic Site near Ville-Marie * Federal and provincial ridings: ** Abitibi—Témiscamingue, a federal electoral district in Quebec ** Nipissing—Timiskaming, a federal riding in the province of Ontario **

Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue is a provincial electoral district in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes large portions of the city of Rouyn-Noranda ...

, a provincial electoral district in Quebec ** Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district), a provincial riding of Ontario The name was also used in several abolished federal and provincial ridings: * Timiskaming (provincial electoral district) * Timiskaming (electoral district) (federal) * Timiskaming—Cochrane (federal) * Timiskaming—French River (federal) * Timiskaming North (federal) * Timiskaming South (federal) * Témiscamingue (electoral district) (federal) * Témiscamingue (provincial electoral district)

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Algonquian languages Place name etymologies Names of places in Canada Geography of Abitibi-Témiscamingue Geography of Timiskaming District