Mignon

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Mignon.

Proper noun

the Mignon

  1. A left tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Proper noun

Mignon (plural Mignons)

  1. A female given name from French.
    • 1984, Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus, Vintage, published 2006, →ISBN, page 150:
      'Yes,' said Mignon, and stretched out her hand for it, but they would not let her take it back.
    • 2002, Anthony Slide, Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses‎, University Press of Kentucky, published 2002, →ISBN:
      Surprisingly, Mignon Anderson, for all her innocence, was born into a theatrical family–in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 31,1892.
    • 2012, Carole DeSanti, The Unruly Passions of Eugenie R., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published 2012, →ISBN, page 93:
      "What will you call yourself? You aren't a Mignon or a Ninette, or anything-ette. […]
  2. A surname from French.

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mignon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 587.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

le Mignon m

  1. The Mignon (a left tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
    Holonym: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Derived terms

Proper noun

Mignon m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Descendants

  • → English: Mignon

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