"Agonsy" sounded similar, in Massachusetts colonial times, to "Akomenack," the rivers "Akhushnut," "Akoont," "Akoakest," and "Akqussent." There were also tracts of land, hills, and necks of land with names such as "Akawmack," "Akashewah," "Akomonticus," "Akoakset," "Akockus," "Akoughcouss," "Akquiatt," "Akushnet," and "Akushena. The word "Akomac" was used from Massachusetts to the Potomac River to describe areas where the "Nause," among other tribes, lived.
