significant other

A person with whom one is in a serious romantic relationship. Primarily heard in US. Since Kelly didn't have a significant other, she attended her friend's wedding alone.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clovis	KLO-vis (English), klo-VEES (French)	Ancient Germanic (Latinized), French
Ethelinda	-	English (Archaic)
Lugubelenus	-	Ancient Celtic
Catrine	-	Swedish
VukaŠIn	-	Serbian
Sikke	SIK-kə	Frisian