one’s better half

n. one’s wife, and occasionally, one’s husband. My better half disapproved of the movie.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adam	['ædəm]
Royal	ROI-əl	English
Shyla	-	English (Modern)
MaximiliÁN	-	Slovak
Giselle	zhee-ZEL (French), ji-ZEL (English)	French, English (Modern)
Muriel	MYUR-ee-əl (English), MUR-ee-əl (English), muy-ree-EL (French)	English, French, Irish