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Any idea what Uncas means?
I've only found two possible meanings so far -- "Bold" (1) and "Fox" (2) -- but I have no way to know which, if either, is correct.
Historically, Uncas (d. 1682) was the founder of the Mohegans (3), a Native American group based in Connecticut. Many places in the area (such as Uncasville) have inherited his name.
1- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/ABL/etext/historictowns/historictowns.html
2- http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=uncas&g=1&t=1
3- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncas
I've only found two possible meanings so far -- "Bold" (1) and "Fox" (2) -- but I have no way to know which, if either, is correct.
Historically, Uncas (d. 1682) was the founder of the Mohegans (3), a Native American group based in Connecticut. Many places in the area (such as Uncasville) have inherited his name.
1- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/ABL/etext/historictowns/historictowns.html
2- http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=uncas&g=1&t=1
3- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncas
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