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an open marriage
an open marriage
A marriage between two people who do not object to each other continuing to have other sexual or romantic partners. A: "Lila has a new boyfriend? I thought she was married to Chad." B: "Oh, they have an open marriage." Don't worry, I still date other people—my wife and I have an open marriage.
an open marriage
a marriage in which the partners are free to have sexual relationships with other people We have an open marriage, but I never tell my husband about my other lovers.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Bonifacio | | bo-nee-FAH-cho (Italian), bo-nee-FAH-thyo (Spanish), bo-nee-FAH-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Vedran | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
| Ortzi | | - | Basque |
| Gudrun | | GOOD-roon (German) | Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German |
| Sammie | | SAM-ee | English |
| Dominica | | - | English (Rare), Late Roman |