Mignon
See also: mignon
English
Proper noun
Mignon (plural Mignons)
- 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. […]
- A surname from French.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mignon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 587.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mignon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 587.
- Forebears
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ɲɔ̃/
- Homophone: mignon
Proper noun
le Mignon m
- The Mignon (a left tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
- Holonym: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Mignon
Further reading
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