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little meaning

Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.

Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.

Acciaioli Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

Aiello Italian
From various place names in Italy, such as Aiello del Friuli, Aiello del Sabato and others. They are derived from Latin agellus meaning "little field".

Ajello Italian
Variant of Aiello.

Annevelink Dutch
From Dutch aan 't veldink meaning "next to the little field".

Bagnoli Italian
Diminutive form of Bagni.

Becket English
Variant of Beckett.

Beckett English
Originally a diminutive of Beck 1 or Beck 3.

Beránek m Czech
Means "little ram, male lamb" in Czech.

Blanchet French
From a diminutive of the name Blanc.

Blanchette French (Quebec)
Variant of Blanchet.

Bourdillon French
Diminutive form of Borde.

Bourreau 1 French
Variant of Bureau.

Brooke English
Variant of Brook.

Brooks English
Variant of Brook.

Brownlow English
From Old English brun meaning "brown" and hlaw meaning "mound, small hill". The name was probably given to a family living on a small hill covered with bracken.

Brunetti Italian
Diminutive of Bruno.

Bulgarelli Italian
Diminutive of Bulgari.

Bureau French
From Old French burel, a diminutive of bure, a type of woollen cloth. It may have originated as a nickname for a person who dressed in the material or as an occupational name for someone who worked with it.

Burrell English
English form of Bureau.

Chaput French
From a diminutive of the Old French word chape meaning "cloak, hood". The name referred to a person who made, sold or often wore cloaks.

Charbonneau French
Derived from a diminutive form of French charbon "charcoal", a nickname for a person with black hair or a dark complexion.

Chauvin French
From a diminutive of French chauve "bald".

Chevrolet French
From a diminutive of chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Doubek m Czech
Means "small oak" in Czech, derived from dub "oak".

Fabron French
Diminutive form of Fabre.

Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.

Halmi Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian halom meaning "mound, small hill". Originally the name was given to someone who lived near or on a hill.

Harlow English
Habitational name derived from a number of locations named Harlow, from Old English hær "rock, heap of stones" or here "army", combined with hlaw "hill".

Hawking English
From a diminutive of Hawk. A famous bearer was the British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018).

Hersch German, Jewish
Variant of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.

Herschel German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.

Hirschel German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.

Hlaváček m Czech
Diminutive form of Hlaváč.

Holmberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and berg meaning "mountain".

Holme English, Scottish
Referred either to someone living by a small island (northern Middle English holm, from Old Norse holmr) or near a holly tree (Middle English holm, from Old English holegn).

Holmes English, Scottish
Variant of Holme. A famous fictional bearer was Sherlock Holmes, a detective in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories beginning in 1887.

Holmgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Holmström Swedish
From Swedish holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Hope English
Derived from Middle English hop meaning "small valley".

Horáček m Czech
Diminutive derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Hume Scottish, English
Variant of Holme. A famous bearer was the philosopher David Hume (1711-1776).

Jelínek m Czech
Diminutive of Jelen.

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

Kijek Polish
Means "small stick", from Polish kij "stick".

Kis Hungarian
Variant of Kiss.

Kiss Hungarian
Nickname meaning "small" in Hungarian.

Klein German, Dutch, Jewish
Means "small, little" from German klein or Yiddish kleyn. A famous bearer of this name is clothes designer Calvin Klein (1942-).

Knaggs English
From Middle English knagg meaning "small mound, projection". It is found most commonly in the north of England, in particular Yorkshire.

Knowles English
From Middle English knoll, Old English cnoll meaning "small hill, knoll". A famous bearer is American singer Beyoncé Knowles (1981-).

Kobayashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Koizumi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 泉 (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was Prime Minister of Japan.

Konishi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Küçük Turkish
Means "small" in Turkish.

Lehtonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".

Lindholm Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".

Little English
Meaning simply "little", it was originally a nickname given to a short person.

Logan Scottish
From a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow", derived from Gaelic lag "hollow, pit".

Lovel English
Variant of Lowell.

Lovell English
Variant of Lowell.

Low English
Variant of Law.

Lowe 2 English
Variant of Law.

Lowell English
From a nickname derived from a Norman French lou meaning "wolf" and a diminutive suffix.

Mały Polish
Polish cognate of Malý.

Malý m Czech
Means "small" in Czech.

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

Messerli German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive form of Messer.

Moschella Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mosca meaning "housefly", perhaps originally a nickname for an annoying person.

Muyskens Dutch
Means "little mouse" in Dutch.

Negrini Italian
Variant of Negri.

Němeček m Czech
Diminutive form of Němec.

Neroni Italian
Variant of Neri.

Nosek m & u Czech, Polish
Means "small nose" in Czech and Polish.

Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.

Ogawa Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Ola Basque
From Basque ola meaning "hut, small house, forge".

Ono Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".

Paget English, French
Diminutive of Page.

Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".

Papke Low German
Low German diminutive form of papa (see Pope).

Petit French, Catalan, English
Means "small, little" derived from Old French and Catalan petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals.

Piccirillo Italian
From Neapolitan piccerillo meaning "small, young".

Piccoli Italian
Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo "small".

Pickle English
Derived from Middle English pighel meaning "small field".

Poggio Italian
Means "hillock, small hill" in Italian, a derivative of Latin podium meaning "balcony, platform".

Poirot French, Literature
From a diminutive of French poire "pear", originally referring to a pear merchant or someone who lived near a pear tree. Starting in 1920 this name was used by the mystery writer Agatha Christie for her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Christie based the name on that of Jules Poiret, a contemporary fictional detective.

Portelli Italian
Diminutive form of Porto.

Prescott English
From the name of various English places meaning "priest's cottage" in Old English.

Purcell English
From Old French pourcel "piglet", from Latin porcellus, a derivative of porcus "pig". This was a nickname or an occupational name for a swineherd.

Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.

Ribeiro Portuguese
Means "little river, stream" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank".

Ricchetti Italian
Diminutive form of Ricci.

Rossini Italian
Diminutive form of Rossi. A famous bearer was the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).

Rousseau French
Diminutive of Roux. A famous bearer was the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) whose ideas influenced the French Revolution.

Roussel French
French form of Russell.

Russel English
Variant of Russell.

Russell English
From a Norman French nickname that meant "little red one", perhaps originally describing a person with red hair.

Růžička m Czech
Means "little rose" in Czech.

Santini Italian
Diminutive form of Santo.

Sartini Italian
Diminutive form of Sarto.

Sauvageau French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Sauvageon French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Sauvageot French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Schmeling German
From Middle Low German smal meaning "small, slender".

Sedláček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Sedlák.

Slováček m Czech
Variant of Slovák.

Ślusarczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Ślusarski.

Small English
From a nickname for a small person, from Middle English smal.

Smalls English
Variant of Small.

Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.

Strobel German
Diminutive form of Straub.

Szewczyk Polish
Diminutive form of Szewc.

Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.

Tosetti Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.

Traversini Italian
Italian variant of Travers.

Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.

Vaughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.

Vlček m Czech, Slovak
Diminutive form of Czech and Slovak vlk meaning "wolf".

Westbrook English
From the name of places in England, derived from Old English west "west" and broc "brook, stream".

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