Teviot

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Tìbhiot, probably from the same ultimate source as the river Thames, which see.

Proper noun

Teviot

1. A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, which joins the Tweed at Kelso.
2. A river in Central Otago, New Zealand, which flows into the Clutha River at Roxburgh.
3. A farming locality in Central Otago, New Zealand.

Derived terms

• Teviotdale

References

• NZ Topo Map
• NZ Topo Map Teviot River (zoom out)
• Raper, P. E., Moller, L. A., du Plessis, T. L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers.