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Names That Mean Small, Little, or Tiny

Names meaning little or tiny probably first came into being as a way to describe someone small or short in stature. Today, that original meaning is all but, well, meaningless.

The top name meaning small or little is Logan. Along with Logan, other names with tiny meanings in the US Top 1000 include Paul, Aiden, Lane, Brooke, Roan, and Kiera. There are many unusual but usable names with small meanings, including Fiorella, Oisin, Sweeney, and Sonnet.

Baby names that mean small can be found in cultures around the globe and range from common American names to truly one-of-a-kind choices. But despite their meaning, they convey big personality. Here, our collection of baby names with tiny meanings.

Names That Mean Small, Little, or Tiny

Keira

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
372
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
35
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
452
Logan

Meaning: small hollow

Origin:Scottish
112
Logan

Meaning: little hollow

Origin:Scottish surname
1262
Yara

Meaning: friend, helper

Origin:Arabic
300
Cosette

Meaning: little thing

Origin:French literary nickname
445
Roxanna

Meaning: little star

Origin:Persian
2529
Roisin

Meaning: little rose

Origin:Irish
571
Beck

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
659
Beck

Meaning: one living beside a small stream

Origin:Short form of Rebecca or English
6073
Ronan

Meaning: little seal

Origin:Irish
51
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
109
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
3263
Lorcan

Meaning: little, fierce

Origin:Irish
233
Beckett

Meaning: bee hive, little brook or bee cottage

Origin:English and Irish
115
Oisin

Meaning: little deer

Origin:Irish
300
Marceau

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcel
849
Paolo

Meaning: small

Origin:Italian, variation of Paul
1266
Ryan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
396