Etymology

Pocahontas

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Today it means: A Native American woman. Full definition →

Powhatan Pokachantesu
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The story

  1. Powhatan · borrowed fromPokachantesu
  2. English todayPocahontas

After Pocahontas, whose name is a borrowing from Powhatan Pokachantesu (literally “she is playful”).

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