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Powhatan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Powhatan

[ syll. pow-ha-tan, po-what-an ] The boy name Powhatan is pronounced as P-TAAN KEY. Powhatan is mainly used in English and it is of Algonquian-Wakashan origin. Powhatan is of the meaning powwow hill.

Powhatan is a seldom used baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Powhatan include the Irish Paidin, the English Paten, the English Patin, the English Paton, the English Patten, the English Pattin, the English Patton, the name Patwin, the English Payton, the Irish and English Peyton, the name Putnam, and the name Patamon.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Powhatan: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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