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View Name: Winona


WINONA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Native American, Sioux
PRONOUNCED: wi-NON-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language. This was the name of the daughter of the Sioux Dakota chief Wapasha III.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Wenona, Wenonah, Wynona, Wynonna (English)
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