Pocatalico is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "river of fat doe". The
United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Pocatalico River" as the stream's name in 1907. According to the
Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: • Paca River • Poca River • Poca Talico River • Pocatalco River • Pocatalica River • Pocataligo River • Pocatellico River • Pocatoligo Creek • Pocotalico River • Pocotaligo River • Poctalico Creek • Pokatalico Creek • Poketalico Creek • Pokotellico Creek ==See also==