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Wenonah

American  
[wi-noh-nuh] / wɪˈnoʊ nə /
Or Wenona

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Wenonah Hauter is the founder and executive director of the national advocacy group Food & Water Watch.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2024

“While it is encouraging to see governments pledge to take serious action, the emissions target should be much stronger,” Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter said in a statement.

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2021

After a short stint at a small department that dissolved, in Wenonah, N.J.,

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2020

“To be in the family and see his 6ft 3in and 6ft 4in nieces standing totally, perfectly tall without a care in the world about their height, there’s no awkwardness,” says Palmer’s wife, Wenonah.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2018

Minnehaha and Wenonah were very happy and proud of the honour of taking charge of their little brother Roddy, as they loved to call him.

From Three Boys in the Wild North Land by Laughlin, J. E.

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