Pocahontas
Powhatan · Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Pocahontas
The name Pocahontas derives from the Powhatan language and means "playful one" or "ill-behaved child," from roots relating to mischief or frivolousness.
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Etymology
The name Pocahontas derives from the Powhatan language and means "playful one" or "ill-behaved child," from roots relating to mischief or frivolousness. The name is associated with the Powhatan people of Virginia, and the most famous bearer was the Powhatan woman (c. 1596–1617) who became a cultural intermediary between Native Americans and English colonists.
Pocahontas currently ranks #17,181 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1925.
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