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    Winona

    wih-NOH-nuh

    Meaning

    Firstborn daughter

    Native American (Sioux) origin · Girl

    What it points to

    Winona shares in the firstborn inheritance — written in heaven, conformed to Christ's image, part of the eternal assembly.

    Verses · King James Version

    “To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all.”

    Hebrews 12:23

    “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”

    Romans 8:29

    Most used in the 1920s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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