# Minnehaha

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #95,144

## Definitions
1. 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”))

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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