The baby name Mignon is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /miɲɔ̃/ (French IPA); English approx. MEE-nyon.
Mignon is French in Origin.
The baby name Mignon is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /miɲɔ̃/ (French IPA); English approx. MEE-nyon.
Mignon is French in Origin.
Mignon is a French word-name meaning "cute," "dainty," or "darling," from Old French mignon/mignot, probably of Germanic origin linked to the root for "love." Adopted as a given name in France and later English-speaking countries, it was propelled by Ambroise Thomas’s 1866 opera Mignon (after Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister), which popularized the character name.
Usage rose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain and the United States, with continued favor in Francophone regions and among Afrikaans speakers in South Africa. The name conveys endearment and delicacy rather than a specific saintly or royal legacy. Variants include the explicitly feminine French Mignonne and the rare elaboration Mignonette; related nicknames include Mimi, Min, and Minnie. Though unisex in form in French, modern use is overwhelmingly feminine in the Anglophone world.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CM | 0 | #54 | 3 | 2,592 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| France | Girls | 1927 | #247 | 3 | 910 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| ZA | 0 | #417 | 31 | 14,421 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #505 | 46 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #821 | 135 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #915 | 6 | 9,616 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #980 | 162 | 25,928 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,112 | 65 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Mignon is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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