Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃɔɹt/(American English) /ˈʃɔːt/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a nickname for a short person, from Middle English schort. Categories bassoonists, cabaret singers, chess Grandmasters, choreographers, comedians, English adjectives, hair, isograms, littleness, sizes, Taylor Swift songs, word names