Hyphenation
Mi·gnonTurkish pronunciation
mîgnınPronunciation
/ˈməgnən/ /ˈmɪɡnən/
Etymology
() From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignot (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *minnjo (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþiō, *mindiō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minnja (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnea (“love”). More at mind. Compare also minion.