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Mignon
How to Pronounce Mignon
Pronounced min-YON /miːˈnjɒn/Medium
Meaning: Mignon is the French word mignon, meaning 'dainty,' 'delicate,' or 'sweet.' As a name it carries that tender sense, and English speakers know the word from filet mignon and from Ambroise Thomas's 1866 opera 'Mignon,' based on a character in Goethe.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Mignon comes straight from the French mignon, 'dainty, delicate, sweet.' Present on American birth records since the late nineteenth century, it drew on French elegance and on cultural touchstones — the opera 'Mignon' of 1866 and, more homely, the phrase filet mignon. Never common, it saw its modest crest in the late 1970s.
Mignon remained a rare, refined choice across the whole span, borne by a small but steady number of girls before easing back. A Mignon from its late-century crest is now in her forties, though earlier bearers reach back generations. The name keeps its delicate French charm and reads as an elegant rarity rather than a trend.
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What does the name Mignon mean?
Mignon is the French word mignon, meaning 'dainty,' 'delicate,' or 'sweet.'
How do you pronounce Mignon?
It's said min-YON /miːˈnjɒn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Mignon a boy or girl name?
Mignon is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Mignon?
Mignon was always a rare, refined choice, present since the late eighteen-hundreds with a small crest in the late nineteen-seventies.