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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

Wenonah, another small borough in Gloucester County, in southern New Jersey, was heavily flooded and “suffered extensive damage following this evening’s tornado event,” the mayor, John R. Dominy, wrote on Facebook.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2021

“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

Here Roderick spoke up and said: “I wanted to stand on the outside because I was the boy, but Wenonah said she had better because she was the biggest.”

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

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