Gender:
Origin:
American
9 famous people named Winona found on Wikipedia.
11059 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
2030-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
407-th in year 1931
Used in: English, Native-American
Winona is a feminine given name, an Anglicized form of the Dakota descriptive term, Winúŋna, meaning "firstborn daughter."
People with the name or variations thereof include:
The daughter of the Dakota Sioux Chief Wapasha III, sometimes identified with the legendary figure, Winona
Winona LaDuke (born 1959), Native American activist
Winona Ryder (born 1971), American actress
Wynona Carr (1924–76), African-American gospel, R&B and rock and roll singer-songwriter
Wynona Lipman (c. 1932–99), American politician and New Jersey state senator
Wynonna Judd (born 1964), American country singer
Fictional characters so named include:
Wenonah, the mother of Hiawatha in Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855)
Winona, a character in the Pokémon universe
Winona Kirk, the mother of Star Trek's James T. Kirk
Winona, a character in the Sebastian Barry novel "Days Without End", and adopted daughter of John Cole, one of the two main protagonists.
Eldest daughter, firstborn daughter.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winona Ryder | 1971 | American actress |
| 2 | Winona LaDuke | 1959 | Author and activist |
| 3 | Winona Littleheart | Professional wrestler | |
| 4 | Kim Winona | 1930 | Actress |
| 5 | Princess Winona | ||
| 6 | Winona Cargile Alexander | 1893 | American educator and founder of Delta Sigma Theta |
| 7 | Winona Beamer | 1923 | A performer and teacher of Hawaiian hula, storytelling, and music, and a proponent of Hawaiian culture, herself being of Hawaiian ancestry |
| 8 | Winona Closterman | 1877 | American tennis player |
| 9 | Winona Flett | Canadian suffragist |