Pocahontas - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Pocahontas \p(o)-cahon-

is of Native American Indian origin, and its meaning is "playful". Nickname of Matoaka, the daughter of an Algonquin chief in Virginia, who reportedly rescued the English setter John Smith from hostile tribesmen. She married Englishman John Rolfe, and became a celebrity.

Pocahontas is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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