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Baby Name Powhatan |
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| Meaning of Powhatan - What does the name Powhatan means? |
| Pronunciation: |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
Native American |
| Name Meaning: |
Algonquian name derived from pauwau' atari (hill of the powwow). It was borne by the father of Pocahontas. A powerful ruling chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia, Powhatan was responsible for enlarging the confederacy from six tribes to thirty, numbering some nine thousand people |
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