Minnehaha

English

Etymology

Named after the tautologically named Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (waterfall" or "rapids) (mní (water) +‎ ȟaȟa (curling)) + English falls ("waterfall"))

Proper noun

Minnehaha

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

Derived terms