User:West London Dweller/Pocahontas bits and pieces
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[edit] Names by which Pocahontas was known
- See Charles Dudley Warner Gutenberg collected works and http://www.americanhistory.com/history/StoryofPocohantas/sop1.html
- Pocahontas
- Pocohunta (Strachey, reported by CDW)
- Pokahuntis (Capt. Argall, reported by CDW)
- Pocahuntas (Hamor, reported by CDW)
- Matoaka
- Rebecka
- Mrs. Rolfe
- Lady Pocahontas - http://members.aol.com/mayflo1620/pocahontas.html
- Lady Rebecca -
- Atoake
- Amonte - http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/pocahont.html
- Amonata - http://www.americanhistory.com/history/StoryofPocohantas/sop2.html
- Amonute
[edit] Names by which Pocahontas' mother was known
Pocahonatas' mother: Amopotoiske or Nonoma Matatiske (see thread http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/POCAHONTAS/2004-05/1084281479) and also http://www.users.qwest.net/~abinormal/Cherokee.html
[edit] Genealogy
See genealogy at http://home.earthlink.net/~paws22/pow.htm
[edit] Etymology
Etymology (sort of) of various usages of 'Powhatan' http://www.native-languages.org/powhatan.htm
[edit] Spellings of Powhatan, Weroance, Wahunsenacock, Mamanatowick
- Powhatan - the place
- Weroance, werowance - the title
- Mamanatowick - the title
Various spellings of names and titles taken from contemporary and later literature (Google for citations):
- Wahunsenacawh, Wahunsenacock
- Pohetan, Powhattan, Poughwaton, Powhatan
- weeroance, wyrounce, wyrounnces, weroance, werowance, wyroance, werowans
- Note female weroansqua
[edit] Titles of Wahunsunacock
See Charles Dudley Warner - "In 1618 died the great Powhatan, full of years and satiated with fighting and the savage delights of life. He had many names and titles; his own people sometimes called him Ottaniack, sometimes Mamauatonick, and usually in his presence Wahunsenasawk."
[edit] Some links
The text of 'A map of Virginia' [1] at virtualjamestown.org - good resource.
Nice short biography of Pocahontas - http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=1757
