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Matoaka

Matoaka

9.9
A Native American woman of the Powhatan people better known as Pocahontas who helped English settlers at Jamestown
  • proper noun
  • /məˈtoʊkə/
translation icon : Matoaka
  • Thus, in April 1614, Matoaka, also known as "Pocahontas," daughter of Chief Powhatan, became "Rebecca Rolfe."
  • Lake Matoaka

Examples

  • The brass plaque said, "Matoaka, also known as Rebecca."

  • We'll go to that Matoaka concert tonight.

    Rumble Fish (1983)

  • Her real name was Matoaka.

Synonyms

Pocahontas
vsMatoaka
12 7.7

A Native American woman who helped English settlers at Jamestown

is the original given name of that same woman

Surface Forms

Matoaka main

Etymology

Matoaka was the original name of the Powhatan woman better known as Pocahontas, and the nickname Pocahontas is thought to mean 'playful one' in her language, so Matoaka is the real given name behind that famous figure.