Mignon

See also: mignon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Mignon.

• (surname): Occasionally of Walloon origin.

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^[1], 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.

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

• Monnig

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ɲɔ̃/
• Homophone: mignon

Proper noun

le Mignon m

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

   Holonym: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Derived terms

• Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon

 

Proper noun

Mignon m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• → English: Mignon

Further reading

• filae.com
• Forebears (French)