"Winona" meaning in English

See Winona in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wɪˈnoʊnə/
Rhymes: -əʊnə Etymology: From Dakota winúŋna (“firstborn daughter”). While not originally used as a personal name by the Dakota, it has been adopted as such by English speakers. John Koontz suggested that the name was a compound of wi- (“female”) + no (“first”) + -na (a diminutive suffix) and thus a reflex of Proto-Siouan *rǫ/*nǫ (“one”). That root is otherwise unattested in the Sioux languages, which use reflexes of *wį(y)ą (“one”) instead, and a more prosaic analysis identifies the first elements of the name with winyan (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|dak|winúŋna|t=firstborn daughter}} Dakota winúŋna (“firstborn daughter”), {{der|en|sio-pro|*rǫ}} Proto-Siouan *rǫ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Winona
  1. A female given name from Dakota, used mainly in the United States. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
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  2. A city in Kansas Categories (place): Cities in Kansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Winona-en-name-IozUlEYs
  3. A city, the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota. Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Wenona, Wenonah, Wynona Derived forms: Winona Junction
    Sense id: en-Winona-en-name--HdcTije Categories (other): County seats of Minnesota, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 0 52 11 0 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 1 58 16 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 1 56 15 1 13
  4. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi. Categories (place): Cities in Mississippi, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Winona-en-name-NP3cCTwj Categories (other): County seats of Mississippi, USA
  5. A city in Missouri Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Winona-en-name-C6eV6aTF
  6. A town in Texas Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Texas, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Winona-en-name-7dH3EB6f
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