Etymology

Revelstoke

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Today it means: A city in the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada. Full definition →

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The story

* (former civil parish in England): Named after the Revel family. * (city in British Columbia, Canada): Named after Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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