Winona - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Winona \wi-no-na\ is pronounced wyw-NOH-nah. It is of Native American Indian origin, and its meaning is "first-born daughter". From Sioux Indian. Made popular by poets such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Made familiar in modern times by actress Winona Ryder and country singer Wynonna Judd.

Winona has 10 variant forms: Wenona, Wenonah, Winnie, Winnona, Winoena, Winonah, Winonna, Wynnona, Wynona and Wynonna.

Baby names that sound like Winona are Anona and Annona.

Winona is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Winona. Click here to compare Winona with related baby names.