one’s better half

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marinos	-	Greek
Merab (2)	-	Georgian
AbdÜLkerİM	-	Turkish
Francesco	frahn-CHES-ko	Italian
Ivo (2)	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Nazaire	-	French