an old flame



an old flame

a person who you had a romantic relationship with in the past I bumped into an old flame of yours in Oxford on Saturday.
See also: flame, old

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CelestineSEL-əs-teenEnglish
GenieJEE-neeEnglish
ArankaAW-rawn-kawHungarian
Drystan-Welsh
Goizane-Basque
Irenaee-RE-nah (Polish), ee-RAY-nah (Dutch)Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian