Winona: A woman's name, is originally from a Sioux nickname for a first-born daughter. [LINK: http://www.native-languages.org/baby.htm] www.native-languages.org Places · Winona, Arizona · Winona Lake, Indiana · Winona, Kansas · Winona, Michigan · Winona County, Minnesota · Winona, Minnesota, the county seat of Winona County where Winona Ryder is named after · Winona, Mississippi · Winona, Missouri · Wynona, Oklahoma · Winona, Ontario · Winona, Texas People · Wynonna Judd - country singer · Winona LaDuke - activist · Winona Ryder - actress Objects · In the sci-fi series Farscape, John Crichton nicknamed his personal pulse pistol "Winona" (after Winona Ryder). Ficti