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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

Carlin

Meaning: little champion

Origin:Irish
6319
Kiara

Meaning: light, clear; little dark one; cockatoo; first ray of sun

Origin:Variation of the Italian Chiara or the Irish Ciara or Aboriginal Australian, Korean
191
Nori

Meaning: doctrine or seaweed; north or small person

Origin:Japanese, Norse
3108
Paulina

Meaning: small

Origin:Spanish, feminine variation of Paul
1761
Paula

Meaning: small

Origin:Feminine variation of Paul
1967
Vilja

Meaning: grain, will, fairy

Origin:Finnish, Swedish, Slavic
3649
Fiorello

Meaning: little flower

Origin:Italian
2777
Pauline

Meaning: small

Origin:French, feminine variation of Paul
1400
Fiametta

Meaning: little flame

Origin:Italian
6679
Ettie

Meaning: little

Origin:French diminutive
1064
Ninetta

Meaning: little girl

Origin:Italian and Spanish diminutive of Nina
8217
Sweeney

Meaning: the little hero

Origin:Irish
14244
Sweeney

Meaning: the little hero

Origin:Irish
6439
Ondine

Meaning: little wave

Origin:Latin
1484
Brooke

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
462
Roan

Meaning: little redhead

Origin:Spelling variation of Rowan
1041
Roan

Meaning: little redhead

Origin:Variation of Rowan, Irish and Scottish
4759
Sayuri

Meaning: small lily

Origin:Japanese
5285
Ria

Meaning: small river

Origin:Spanish
1520
Melina

Meaning: little honey

Origin:Greek
741