Mignon

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French

"delicate, dainty"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

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.

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Famous People Named Mignon

Mignonnickname for Marie of Romania, Queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania
Mignon AndersonAmerican silent film actress
Mignon BaerGerman punk musician
Mignon Clyburnhead of the U.S Federal Communications Commission
Mignon du PreezSouth African cricketer
Mignon Good EberhartAmerican mystery novelist (born Mignonette Good)
Mignon Fogarty aka Grammar GirlAmerican blogger
Mignon McLaughlinAmerican journalist and author
Mignon NevadaEnglish opera singer
Mignon TalbotAmerican paleontologist
Eloise MignonAustralian actress

Amalia Mignon "Minnie" HaukAmerican opera singer

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 MignonKorean 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
Translated literally in French this means 'cute'