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Why did Pocahontas go by the name Pocahontas?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2023

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

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