name
Winona
wih-NOH-nah
/wɪˈnoʊnɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
winona
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Lakota/Dakota Sioux (Great Plains, USA)
- Meaning
- Firstborn daughter
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
Name of the city Winona, Minnesota — taken from a Dakota word for firstborn daughter
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