SOUVENIR Meaning of SOUVENIR in English [ ˌsu:və'nɪə ]■ noun a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.OriginC18: from Fr., from ~ 'remember', from L. subvenire 'occur to the mind'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004