Winona is a feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, an Anglicized form of the
Dakota descriptive term, ''Winúŋna'', meaning "firstborn daughter."
People
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Winona Grace MacInnis (born 1905), Canadian politician
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Winona LaDuke
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In 1996 and 2000, she ran for vice president ...
(born 1959), Native American activist
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Winona Oak (born 1994), Swedish singer-songwriter
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Winona Ryder
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(born 1971), American actress
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Wynona Carr (1924–76), African-American gospel, R&B and rock and roll singer-songwriter
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Wynona Lipman
Evelyn Wynona Lipman ( Moore; 1923 – May 9, 1999) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate. Lipman became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Se ...
(c. 1932–99), American politician and New Jersey state senator
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Wynonna Judd
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(born 1964), American country singer
Fictional characters
*Winona, lead in the film ''
Pink Skies Ahead
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''
* Wenonah, the mother of Hiawatha in Longfellow's epic poem ''
The Song of Hiawatha
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'' (1855)
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Winona, legendary Dakota figure who committed suicide
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Winona, a character in the ''
Pokémon
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'' universe
* Winona Kirk, the mother of ''Star Trek''s
James T. Kirk
* Winona, in the
Sebastian Barry
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Barry has been twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for his novels '' A Long Long Way'' (2005) and '' The Secret Scripture'' ...
novel ''
Days Without End'': adopted daughter of John Cole, one of the two main protagonists
* Winona Root from Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy series
* Winona, Applejack’s dog in ''
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''
* Wynonna, main character (portrayed by Melanie Scrofano) in the show ''
Wynonna Earp''
* Winona Pickford, a supporting character of
Tales of Phantasia
* Winona, a character in the British children's television series ''
Rubbadubbers
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''
References
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Lakota words and phrases