Winona

American  

[wi-noh-nuh] / wɪˈnoʊ nə /

noun

1. a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.

2. a female given name.

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Example Sentences

“Yeah, and some named their binoojiins—their Haskell Rascals—after the buildings on campus: Winona, Sequoyah, Tommany.”

From Literature

Poor Sofia Coppola, a last-minute replacement for Winona Ryder, flat-out couldn’t act.

From Los Angeles Times

In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1988, she played Winona Ryder's stepmother in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

From Barron's

The movie, also starring Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, became an instant hit, eventually leading to a Broadway musical and a 2024 sequel.

From The Wall Street Journal