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By Sophie Kihm · Jul 2026

Powhatan

OriginNative American, Algonquin
Meaning"powwow hill"
GenderBoy

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  • Powhatan aka Wahunsenacawh

    Native American chief of the Tsenacommacah federation; father of Pocahontas

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    U.S. Senator from Mississippi and federal judge

  • Powhatan Beaty

    American Civil War soldier and actor

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    a Native American tribe indigenous to Virginia

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