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minnehaha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
min-neha-ha
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Minnehaha Springs 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

Frequently Paired 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

Questions

What does minnehaha mean?
A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.
Where does minnehaha come from?
Named after Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”))

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