a significant other

(mainly American)

a person that someone is married to or who they have a serious sexual or romantic relationship with (not used with the ) The ad read, 'Take your significant other to the Café Carlyle for a romantic night out.'

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nuno	-	Portuguese, Medieval Portuguese
Kornel	KAWR-nel (Polish)	Polish, Czech, Slovak
Bjartur	-	Icelandic
Ji-Eun	jee-uwn	Korean
Amrit	-	Indian, Hindi
Caelina	-	Ancient Roman