Minnehaha
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the tautologically named Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + English falls ("waterfall"))
Proper noun
editMinnehaha
- A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- 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.