Baby Name Meanings
Names That Mean Small, Little, or Tiny
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Tira
Hebrew
"small village"
Tyra would be a more modern pick.
Ulick
Irish
"little William"
You lick. You like. We didn't think so.
Umama
Arabic
"little mother"
This name quite fittingly means "little mother."
Umayma
Variation of Umama, Arabic
"little mother"
An attractive possibility among girl names starting with U , borne by the aunt of the Prophet Muhammad.
Undine
Latin
"little wave"
Mythological water spirit with the more common spelling of Ondine, heroine of an Edith Wharton novel.
Ursula
Latin
"little female bear"
A saint's name with a noteworthy literary background, including uses by Shakespeare in Two Gentlemen of Verona and Much Ado About Nothing , by Ben Johnson, Walter Scott, Longfellow, D. H. Lawrence…
Usdi
Cherokee
"baby"
Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.
Usti
Cherokee
"little"
A Cherokee word name. Usti's feminine counterpart, Usdi, means "baby."
Vaughan
Welsh
"small"
This familiar but never popular Welsh surname name might be a good Sean alternative-- and we're starting to hear some berrybuzz about it. Vaughn is an alternate spelling. There have been three major…
Vaughn
Welsh
"small"
Vaughn, also commonly spelled Vaughan, has been used quietly over the years, reaching a peak of Number 349 in 1949. It is now in the process of rediscovery, being seen as a good Sean alternative or…
Vilja
Finnish, Swedish, Slavic
"grain, will, fairy"
A name made most famous by the operetta The Merry Widow which features "The Vilja's Song". A vila is a woodland spirit or fairy in Slavic mythology. Vilja also means "grain" in Finnish and "will,…
Villette
French
"small town"
Charming Gallic name uncommon in France, and unknown in this country, with literary credibility as the title of a Charlotte Brontë novel.
Zebulon
Hebrew
"exaltation or little dwelling"
An Old Testament name with a Puritan feel and post-Zachary possibilities--one of several routes to the cool nickname Zeb. Pike's Peak was named for Zebulon Pike, the best known bearer of the name. In…
Aban
Persian or Arabic
"October; the waters; clear, elegant"
Aban is the Persian word for the month of October, derived from the Avestan apes , meaning "the waters".
Zita
Italian or Persian; Greek
"little girl; seeker"
A thirteenth-century Tuscan saint, patron of homemakers, Zita is the kind of name that sounded really creative in an earlier era.
Aden
Variation of Aidan, Irish
"little and fiery"
Although this variation is less popular than ultra-trendy Aiden, this simplified spelling doesn't do anything for the name.
Adva
Hebrew
"small wave; ripple"
A possible addition to the Ava / Ada / Adah collection, with a Jewish twist.
Alona
Variation of Alana, Irish
"little rock, or harmony, concord"
Variation of Alana.
Amarissa
Combination name, Ama + issa
"little lover"
Amarissa is kind of cobbled together from two traditional elements: Ama, which means "love" or "lover" and is found in such more established names as Amabel and Amariah, and -issa, which is a common…
Anima
Latin; Sanskrit
"soul; tiny"
Anima is a name that could work in so many languages, blessed as it is with easy spelling and pronunciation. It works equally well in the East and in the West, as its roots can either come from…