The English name for Pocahontas was Rebecca Rolfe. She is known for her role in the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia.
Because it was a nickname from her childhood. Her formal name was matoaka. And her English name was Rebecca. She was known for any of those names, not just pocahontas, but Pocahontas is the name people know her by
To hide their original name from the English.
Her real name was Matoaka and sah received the English name Rebecca
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Pocahontas married John Rolfe, an English tobacco planter, on April 5, 1614. Their marriage was significant as it helped establish peace between the English settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy. Pocahontas converted to Christianity and took the name Rebecca following her marriage.
An English minister, Alexander Whitaker, taught her about Christianity and helped to improve her English. After she was baptized, her name was changed to Rebecca Smith.
Pocahontas's baby name was Thomas
yes Pocahontas got captured by English and held ransom
Pocahontas
Pocahontas' fathers name was Chief Powhatan.
Thomas Rolfe
Thomas Rolfe