Named from the Winnebago village on Doty island, mini-ha-ha, laughing waters, referring to the twin falls around the island. Indian name meaning "thorn" or "island."Island" or "waves." Taken together in Winnebagoo, Neenah-Menasha means "water takes it away."

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[Source: p. 239 of Lawson's History of Winnebago county.Wisconsin Motorist, January 1914, p. 78Milwaukee Journal, February 21st, 1932.]