 A different spelling of "Klinaklini" is Kleena Kleene, which is the name of a recreational community on the river just below its exit from the Pantheon Range onto the Chilcotin Plateau.In the area of Kleena Kleene the Klinaklini, Homathko and Chilanko River basins share the same stretch of plateau.The names Kleena Kleene and Klinaklini derive from the Kwak'wala word for eulachon grease, which is made from the eulachon, a small oily fish that ascend coastal rivers.