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a significant other
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Dagur | | - | Icelandic |
| Cornell | | kawr-NEL | English |
| Katya | | KAH-tyah | Russian |
| Tamzen | | - | English (Rare) |
| Carwyn | | - | Welsh |
| Waldo | | WAWL-do (English) | English, German, Ancient Germanic |