indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Settlement
Usage Popular Culture, Algonquian (?)
Meaning & History
Might mean "feathers of wild geese, water-related wild goose" from Ojibwe wewe meaning "wild goose" (?) combined with nakwa meaning "feathers, water-related" (nakwa may resemble phonetic elements in Algonquian that mean “feathers” or “water-related” elements in other names) (?).