As you puzzle over what to write in your valentine's card this evening, how will you address your partner?
In every language there are myriad pet names that people give to their other halves. Petal, sweetheart, darling, poppet and honey are all names commonly used by the British.
'"Chouchou" is Carla Bruni's term for her husband, the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, meaning 'little cabbage'. Samantha Cameron was heard on microphone saying "I love you babe" to her man, Prime Minister David Cameron - and Michelle Obama described the most-tweeted picture ever (above) with the words, "That's my honey giving me a hug."'1
Click here to see some of the endearing names the French, Brazilian, Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic, Thai, Chinese and Russians used for their loved ones. Interestingly there seems to be a food and animal-related theme...
In every language there are myriad pet names that people give to their other halves. Petal, sweetheart, darling, poppet and honey are all names commonly used by the British.
'"Chouchou" is Carla Bruni's term for her husband, the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, meaning 'little cabbage'. Samantha Cameron was heard on microphone saying "I love you babe" to her man, Prime Minister David Cameron - and Michelle Obama described the most-tweeted picture ever (above) with the words, "That's my honey giving me a hug."'1
Click here to see some of the endearing names the French, Brazilian, Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian, Arabic, Thai, Chinese and Russians used for their loved ones. Interestingly there seems to be a food and animal-related theme...
