Wenonah: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Wenonah – Meaning: firstborn daughter – Origin: Dakota (variant spelling of Winona) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: weh-NOH-nuh


Wenonah is a Dakota (variant spelling of Winona) girl's name meaning “firstborn daughter”. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Wenonah

Meaning: Firstborn daughter.

Origin: Dakota (variant spelling of Winona).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Wenonah

Phonetic: weh-NOH-nuh   IPA: /wəˈnoʊnə/

Popularity of Wenonah

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1903–2017.

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