Why would someone be named Pocahontas?

“Crooked Hillary is wheeling out one of the least productive senators in the U.S. Senate, goofy Elizabeth Warren, who lied on heritage.” — Donald Trump, post on Twitter, June 27, 2016. “Pocahontas is not happy, she's not happy. She's the worst. read more

Her real name wasn't Pocahontas. Wikimedia Commons. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly used the name "Pocahontas" to bash Sen. Elizabeth Warren. He most recently referred to the senator as "Pocahontas" at an event meant to honor surviving Native American code talkers. read more

Complete 2018 information on the meaning of Pocahontas, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby girl name. read more

And yet, many people who know her name do not know much about her. The Written History. Pocahontas was born about 1596 and named "Amonute," though she also had a more private name of Matoaka. She was called "Pocahontas" as a nickname, which meant "playful one," because of her frolicsome and curious nature. read more