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Q: What is Pocahontas a nickname for?
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Did Pocahontas have a NickName?

Pocahontas is her nickname. It means "little playful one."


What is Pocahontas's nick name?

Pocahontas's nickname is Rebecca.


What does Pocahontas really translate to?

Pocahontas was a childhood nickname that translated to "Little Wanton" Her real name was Mataoaka.


What nation was Pocahontas?

Pocahontas was one of Powhatan's children of the Powhatan tribe. Her name was actually Matoaka. Pocahontas was just a nickname translated to Spoiled child.


What did Pocahontas's nickname mean?

it means " spoiled child " or " naughty one "


Did Pocahontas go to school or college?

By the way- her REAL name was Matoaca. Pocahontas was her nickname. And no, there were no schools or colleges in Virginia when she was a young girl.


What was the name of the Native American girl who saved smith's life Whom did she marry?

Everyone calls her Pocahontas, but her actual name was Matoaca. Pocahontas was a nickname that means little playful one. She married John Rolfe, and became Rebecca Rolfe.


What Indian tribe is pocahantus from?

Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan of the tribe of the same name. She was not, however, called Pocahontas. That was a nickname meaning spoiled child. Her true name was Matoaka.


Why did Pocahontas go by the name Pocahontas?

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


What does Pocahontas mean?

fun life -------------------- Wikipedia: "The name Pocahontas was a childhood nickname that probably referred to her frolicsome nature; according to the colonist William Strachey, it meant 'little wanton'."


English name of Pocahontas?

The English name for Pocahontas was Rebecca Rolfe. She is known for her role in the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia.


When is Pocahontas's birthday?

No one knows exactly when Pocahontas was born (no calendars), but it is believed it was sometime in 1595. BTW, Pocahontas was a nickname- her real name was Matoaka- and later she changed it to Rebecca. Do some reading on the REAL Pocahontas- better than the Disney story. It is in the book "Tales of Famous Americans" by Connie & Peter Roop. It is on page 2-7.