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
Ji-Min	jee-meen	Korean
Andris	-	Latvian, Hungarian
Gusta	-	Dutch
Haley	['heili]
Bautista	bow-TEES-tah	Spanish
Radomir	-	Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic