Winona
Mississippi port city
Winona is a Dakota name meaning "firstborn daughter," now used as a given name for women and as a place name across the American Midwest—cities in Minnesota, Mississippi, and elsewhere bear it.
The name gained wider recognition through actress Winona Ryder: They named their daughter Winona after the town where she was conceived.
Siouan-speaking Plains people
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
- MinnesotaUpper Midwest American state
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- LakotaWestern Sioux people
firstborn · daughter · heritage · ancestry · legend · folklore · tradition · lineage
Female stage performer
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- BeetlejuiceBio-exorcist from afterlife
- HeathersEvergreen moorland shrubs
- Stranger ThingsEleven's supernatural series
Edward Scissorhands · film · cinema · 90s · icon · comeback · indie · Gen X
Dakota
Siouan-speaking Plains people
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
- MinnesotaUpper Midwest American state
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
Lakota · firstborn · daughter · heritage · ancestry · legend · folklore · tradition · lineage · roots
actress
Female stage performer
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- BeetlejuiceBio-exorcist from afterlife
- HeathersEvergreen moorland shrubs
Edward Scissorhands · Stranger Things · film · cinema · 90s · icon · comeback · indie · Gen X · Johnny Depp
- East TexasTyler, Jefferson, Longview, Henderson, lumber industry
- Ozarks TownsBranson, Harrison, Mountain View, Ozark, Forsyth
- Upper MidwestMinnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minneapolis, Iowa
- Primitive AchondritesAcapulco
- Southern MinnesotaRochester, Mankato, Austin, Red Wing, Northfield
- Minnesota TownsDuluth, Brainerd, Chisholm, Walker, Bagley
WinonaReese Witherspoon
Julia Roberts · Meg Ryan · Sandra Bullock · Jennifer Aniston · Cameron Diaz