white marriage

A marriage that has not been consummated. This phrase is perhaps better known as its French counterpart, "mariage blanc." Due to my husband's serious illness, we have had to have a white marriage.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Niko	NEE-ko (Finnish)	Finnish, Croatian, Slovene
Tsvetko	-	Bulgarian
Oili	OY-lee	Finnish
Ruggiero	rood-JYE-ro	Italian
Duff	DUF	Scottish
Charla	SHAHR-lə	English