49%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /wə.ˈnoʊ.nə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Winona. This spelling of the name was used by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for the mother of Hiawatha in his 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha [1]. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesWinona, Wenona, Wynona, Wynonna(English) Winona(Sioux) People think this name isRate·Details wholesome strange complex Categories daughters, family, literature, variants Sources & References Page at https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Hiawatha/Book_III.
