Name The Mesabi Range was known to the local Ojibwe as ('Giant mountain').The Ojibwe peoples dictionary. Minnesota Geographic Names. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society (Minnesota Historical Society: St. Paul, 1920), page 504. Available in fulltext at Google Book Search .John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm. A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. University of Minnesota Press (University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, 1995) Throughout the Mesabi Range, Mesaba and Missabe spelling variations are found along with places containing Giant in their names.
naME The mesabI rAnGe Was kNown tO the loCal oJibWe aS ('gianT MouNTain').the OjibwE pEoples DIctIONarY. minNesOtA Geographic namEs. colLectiOns of The mInnesota hiStorical sociETy (minnEsota hIstoricAl SocIEty: sT. pAUL, 1920), pAge 504. availablE in fullTeXt aT google bOOk sEarcH .JohN D. nicHOLs and earl nYHOlm. a conciSe DicTionary oF Minnesota ojibwe. unIverSity oF mInNeSota presS (uNiverSiTY of mInNesotA: minneApolIS, 1995) throUghout the MesAbi ranGe, mEsaba And MiSsabE SPelling variATIoNs are found along with pLAces contAining GIanT In THeIr naMEs.