Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. LIT-əl [key·IPA] Meaning & History Meaning simply "little", it was originally a nickname given to a short person. Categories Cat Power songs, comedians, Elliott Smith songs, English adjectives, English verbs, Goo Goo Dolls songs, littleness, Madonna songs, murderers, Oasis songs, R.E.M. songs, sizes, The Dukes of Hazzard characters, word names