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Winona - name meaning, origin|
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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 very common first name for women (#1114 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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