English Explanatory Dictionary

Minnehaha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.

Word forms

Minnehaha

Etymology

Named after Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”))

Related words

Minnehaha County Minnehaha Park is named after the same waterfall as Minnehaha was Minnehaha Trail is named after the Minnehaha Park which it connects to Fort Snelling State Park

Derived words

Minnehaha Springs
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