Winona (name)
| Winona | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Dakota |
| Meaning | "firstborn daughter" |
Winona is a feminine given name, an Anglicized form of the Dakota descriptive term, Winúŋna, meaning "firstborn daughter."[1]
People with the name or variations thereof include:
- The daughter of the Dakota Sioux Chief Wapasha III, sometimes identified with the legendary figure, Winona
- Winona LaDuke (born 1959), Native American activist
- Winona Ryder (born 1971), American actress
- Wynona Carr (1924–76), African-American gospel, R&B and rock and roll singer-songwriter
- Wynona Lipman (c. 1932–99), American politician and New Jersey state senator
- Wynonna Judd (born 1964), American country singer
Fictional characters so named include:
- Wenonah, the mother of Hiawatha in Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855)
- Winona, a character in the Pokémon universe
- Winona Kirk, the mother of Star Trek's James T. Kirk
- Winona, a character in the Sebastian Barry novel "Days Without End", and adopted daughter of John Cole, one of the two main protagonists.
References
- ↑ Porter, Cynthya (Feb 1, 2009). "Homecoming To Explore Roles Of American Indian Women". Winona Daily News reprinted at Diversity Foundation. Retrieved 21 Oct 2015.
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