Anima 1fHindi Means "minuteness" from Sanskrit अणिमन (aṇiman). In yoga texts, this is the name of the ability to make oneself infinitely small so to be invisible.
Berry 2fEnglish (Rare) From the English word referring to the small fruit. It is ultimately derived from Old English berie. This name has only been in use since the 20th century.
CallirrhoefGreek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek name Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhoe), derived from the word καλλίρρους (kallirrhous) meaning "beautiful flowing". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a daughter of Achelous. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.
CledwynmWelsh Possibly derived from Welsh caled "rough, hard" and gwyn "white, blessed". This is the name of a small river (Cledwen) in Conwy, Wales.
ClodaghfIrish From the Clodiagh, a small river in County Waterford, Ireland. It was first used as a given name by Clodagh Beresford (1879-1957), daughter of the Marquess of Waterford.
CroftonmEnglish (Rare) From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.
DaisyfEnglish Simply from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dægeseage meaning "day eye". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century, at the same time many other plant and flower names were coined.... [more]
HeatherfEnglish From the English word heather for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers, which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived from Middle English hather. It was first used as a given name in the late 19th century, though it did not become popular until the last half of the 20th century.
HolgermDanish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Carolingian Cycle From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements holmr "small island" and geirr "spear". In Scandinavia and Germany this is the usual name for the hero Ogier the Dane from medieval French romance.
HólmfríðrfOld Norse Old Norse name derived from the elements holmr "small island" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
IglėfLithuanian (Modern) From the name of a small lake (also called Ygla) in southwestern Lithuania. It was popularized after 2016 by the singer Iglė Bernotaitytė (1999-).
IvyfEnglish From the English word for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. It is ultimately derived from Old English ifig.
IzarofBasque Means "island" in Basque, from the name of a small island off the Spanish coast in the Bay of Biscay.
JoktanmBiblical Means "small" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Eber in the Old Testament.
JunaydmArabic Means "small army", derived from Arabic جند (jund) meaning "army, soldiers".
Ketutm & fBalinese Possibly from a Balinese word meaning "small banana". This name is traditionally given to the fourth child.
KoharufJapanese From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring". The compound word 小春 means "late summer". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name as well.
LlinosfWelsh Means "linnet, finch" in Welsh. The linnet (species Linaria cannabina) is a small European bird in the finch family.
LysitheafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". This was the name of a lover of Zeus in Greek mythology. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.
PaulmEnglish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Romanian, Biblical From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church. According to Acts in the New Testament, he was a Jewish Roman citizen who converted to Christianity after the resurrected Jesus appeared to him. After this he travelled the eastern Mediterranean as a missionary. His original Hebrew name was Saul. Many of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him.... [more]
PraxidikefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of lawful punishment. This is also the name of a small moon of Jupiter.
PsamathefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ψάμαθος (psamathos) meaning "sand of the seashore". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids. One of the small moons of Neptune is named after her.
SaofGreek Mythology Derived from Greek σῶς (sos) meaning "whole, unwounded, safe". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.
SayurifJapanese From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" and 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations.
SiegfriedmGerman, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and fridu "peace". Siegfried was a hero from German legend, the chief character in the Nibelungenlied. He secretly helped the Burgundian king Gunther overcome the challenges set out by the Icelandic queen Brunhild so that Gunther might win her hand. In exchange, Gunther consented to the marriage of Siegfried and his sister Kriemhild. Years later, after a dispute between Brunhild and Kriemhild, Siegfried was murdered by Hagen with Gunther's consent. He was stabbed in his one vulnerable spot on the small of his back, which had been covered by a leaf while he bathed in dragon's blood. He is a parallel to the Norse hero Sigurd. The story was later adapted by Richard Wagner to form part of his opera The Ring of the Nibelung (1876).
SirpafFinnish Derived from Finnish sirpale meaning "small piece, fragment".
TaygetefGreek Mythology Derived from the name of Mount Taygetos near Sparta, which is probably of pre-Greek origin. Taygete was one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology. By Zeus she was the mother of Lacedaemon, the founder of Sparta. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.
ThalassafGreek Mythology Means "sea" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of the sea. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.
Waverlyf & mEnglish From the rare English surname Waverley, derived from the name of a place in Surrey, itself possibly from Old English wæfre "flickering, wavering" and leah "woodland, clearing".... [more]
Weim & fChinese From Chinese 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary". As a feminine name it can come from 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern". This name can be formed by other Chinese characters besides those shown here.
WrenfEnglish (Modern) From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.
ZuhairmArabic Means "small flower" in Arabic, from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine, to blossom".