indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Wampanoag
Other Forms FormsWeetamoe, Weetamou, Weetamore, Wetamoe, Wetamoo, Wetamou, Wetemoo
Meaning & History
Allegedly means "sweet heart" in the Native American Wampanoag language.A noted bearer is Weetamoo (c. 1635-1676), a Pocasset Wampanoag leader. She was born in the Mattapoiset village of the Pokanoket and died at Taunton River. Her father was Corbitant, sachem (chief) of the Pocasset tribe in present day North Tiverton, Rhode Island She had five husbands, the most famous of whom was Wamsutta, the eldest son of Massasoit, grand sachem of the Wampanoag and participant in the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.