Minnehaha
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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
- A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Minnehaha County (independently formed using the same Dakota word)
- Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis) is named after the same waterfall as Minnehaha was.
- Minnehaha Trail is named after the Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis), which it connects to Fort Snelling State Park.