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.

# 884 in the US

Mignon Rank in US Top 1000

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

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