Mignon

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French

"delicate, dainty"

Mignon Origin and Meaning

The name Mignon is a girl's name of French origin meaning "delicate, dainty".

Charming French endearment, first used as a name by Goethe, that now makes an appealing choice -- though the proper feminine form is Mignonne. Note, though, that this is not actually used as a name in France, where Manon would be the closest choice.

Mignon is the leading character, a young Italian dancer, in Goethe's novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, upon which an eponymous opera was based. Mignon Eberhart was a popular American mystery writer.

The name is also associated with the flower name Mignonette.

Mignon Rank in US Top 1000

# 884 in the US

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Famous People Named Mignon

• Mignon nickname for Marie of Romania, Queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania
• Mignon Anderson American silent film actress
• Mignon Baer German punk musician
• Mignon Clyburn head of the U.S Federal Communications Commission
• Mignon du Preez South African cricketer
• Mignon Good Eberhart American mystery novelist (born Mignonette Good)
• Mignon Fogarty aka Grammar Girl American blogger
• Mignon McLaughlin American journalist and author
• Mignon Nevada English opera singer
• Mignon Talbot American paleontologist
• Eloise Mignon Australian actress
• Amalia Mignon "Minnie" Hauk American opera singer

The name Mignon in Pop Culture

• "Mignon " opera by Ambroise Thomas and its main character
• "Modeste Mignon " novel by Honoré de Balzac and its main character
• Bebe Mignon Korean ballad group
• Filet mignon (literally "cute/dainty fillet") type of beef steak
• "Les mignons " derogatory term for the frivolous and fashionable young courtiers of King Henry III of France