ðə nˈeɪm kˈɛmʌlt kˈʌmz fɹʌm ɐ klˈæməθ tʃˈiːf hˌuː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə twˈɛnti sˈɪks hˌuː sˈaɪnd ðə klˈæməθ lˈeɪk tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fˈoːɹtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
The name Chemult comes from a Klamath chief who was one of the 26 who signed the Klamath Lake Treaty of October 14, 1864.