Names Categorized "diminutives"

This is a list of names in which the categories include diminutives.
gender
usage
Michi 2 m & f German
German diminutive of Michael or Michaela.
Mick m English, Dutch
Short form of Michael. This name has become a slang term for an Irishman.
Mickey m & f English
Diminutive or feminine form of Michael. This was the name that Walt Disney gave to Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Mickey Mouse (debuting 1928), who was called Mortimer Mouse while being developed. Another famous bearer was the American baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931-1995).
Mie f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Marie.
Mieke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Maria.
Mien f Dutch
Dutch short form of Wilhelmina.
Miep f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Maria.
Mieszko m Polish
Probably an old diminutive form of Mieczysław. This was the name of three rulers of Poland including Mieszko I, the first Christian ruler (10th century).
Mihăiță m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Michael.
Miina f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelmiina.
Mija f Slovene
Short form of Marija.
Mijo m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Milan or Mihovil.
Mikey m English
Diminutive of Michael.
Miksa m Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Miklós or Mihály. It is now used independently, or as a Hungarian form of Maximilian.
Míla f & m Czech
Diminutive of Miloslava, Miloslav, Bohumila and other names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Mila f Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Ukrainian, Russian
From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names containing that element.
Mile m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Miodrag, Milan, and other names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear". It is often used independently.
Miley f English (Modern)
In the case of actress and singer Miley Cyrus (1992-), it is a shortened form of the nickname Smiley, given to her by her father because she often smiled. Although it was not at all common before she brought it to public attention, there are some examples of its use before her time, most likely as a diminutive of Miles.
Miljenko m Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Milan.
Milka 1 f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Milka 2 f Finnish, Polish
Finnish and Polish diminutive of Emilia.
Milko m Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".
Milla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Camilla and other names that end in milla.
Millie f English
Diminutive of Mildred, Millicent and other names containing the same sound.
Milly f Swedish, Norwegian, English
Diminutive of Emilie, Mildred and other names containing the same sound.
Miloš m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian hero who apparently killed the Ottoman sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo.
Mimi f English
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with M.
Mincho m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Mindy f English
Diminutive of Melinda.
Minke m & f Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of Meine.
Minko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Mihail.
Minna f German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish
Means "love" in Old German, specifically medieval courtly love. It is also used as a short form of Wilhelmina. This is the name of the title character in the play Minna von Barnhelm (1767) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
Minnie f English
Diminutive of Wilhelmina. This name was used by Walt Disney for the cartoon character Minnie Mouse, introduced 1928.
Minta f English
Short form of Araminta.
Mintxo m Basque
Basque diminutive of Firmin.
Minty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Araminta.
Mirek m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Miroslav and other names beginning with the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world". It is sometimes used independently.
Mirica f Croatian
From the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Mirka 1 f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian
Diminutive of Miroslava and other names containing the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace" or "world".
Mirka 2 f Finnish
Diminutive of Mirjami.
Mirko m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian
From the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world", originally a diminutive of names containing that element.
Míša f Czech
Diminutive of Michaela.
Miša m & f Serbian, Slovene
Serbian diminutive of Mihailo, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound. In Slovenia it is typically feminine.
Misha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Mishka m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Miska m Finnish
Diminutive of Mikael.
Miško m Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Mihailo, Mihael, Miroslav and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Missie f English
Diminutive of Melissa.
Missy f English
Diminutive of Melissa. This is also a slang term meaning "young woman".
Mitya m Russian
Diminutive of Dmitriy or Mitrofan.
Mitzi f German
German diminutive of Maria.
Mo f & m English
Short form of Maureen, Maurice, Morris and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Modestine f French
French diminutive of Modestus.
Moe 1 m English
Short form of Maurice or Morris, or sometimes of other names beginning with a similar sound.
Móirín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Mór 1.
Mojca f Slovene
Possibly a Slovene diminutive of Marija. Alternatively, it could be related to Slovene moj meaning "my, mine".
Molle f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Mary.
Mollie f English
Variant of Molly.
Molly f English
Medieval diminutive of Mary, now often used independently. It developed from Malle and Molle, other medieval diminutives. James Joyce used this name in his novel Ulysses (1922), where it belongs to Molly Bloom, the wife of the main character.
Mona 2 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Scandinavian short form of Monica.
Moncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramón.
Monte m English, Armenian
Either a diminutive of Montgomery or from the Spanish or Italian vocabulary word meaning "mountain". Its use as an Armenian name is inspired by the Armenian-American revolutionary Monte Melkonian (1957-1993).
Montse f Catalan
Short form of Montserrat.
Monty m English
Variant of Monte.
Morty m English
Diminutive of Morton or Mortimer.
Motya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey or Matrona 1.
Mujo m Bosnian
Bosnian diminutive of Mustafa.
Mundi m Old Norse
Short form of Old Norse names ending with the element mundr "protection".
My f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Maria.
Myf f Welsh
Short form of Myfanwy.
Myrtie f English
Diminutive of Myrtle.
Naasunnguaq f Greenlandic
Means "little flower" in Greenlandic, from naasoq "flower, plant" and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.
Nacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacio.
Naďa f Czech
Diminutive of Naděžda.
Nadica f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Naldo m Italian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in naldo, such as Rinaldo or Arnaldo.
Nan f English
Originally a diminutive of Ann. It may have originated with the affectionate phrase mine Ann, which was later reinterpreted as my Nan. It is now also used as a short form of Nancy.
Nana 1 f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Nance f English
Short form of Nancy.
Nancy f English
Previously a medieval diminutive of Annis, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of Ann. It is now usually regarded as an independent name. During the 20th century it became very popular in the United States. A city in the Lorraine region of France bears this name, though it derives from a different source.
Nandag f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic diminutive of Anna.
Nanette f English
Diminutive of Anne 1.
Nannie f English
Diminutive of Anne 1.
Nanuli f Georgian
Diminutive of Nana 3.
Nastasya f Russian
Short form of Anastasiya.
Nastja f Slovene
Diminutive of Anastazija.
Nat m & f English
Short form of Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie and other names beginning with Nat.
Natasa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Anastasia.
Natasha f Russian, Belarusian, English
Russian diminutive of Natalya. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.
Nate m English
Short form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Nea f Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Linnéa.
Neja f Slovene
Diminutive of Jerneja.
Nela f Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech, Polish
Short form of names ending in nela, such as Antonela.
Nele f German, Flemish, Estonian
Diminutive of Cornelia.
Neli f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nedelya or Aneliya.
Nelinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Manuel.
Nell f English
Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1 or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.
Nella f Italian
Short form of Antonella.
Nellie f English, Swedish
Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.
Nello m Italian
Short form of names ending in nello, such as Brunello or Antonello.
Nelly f English, Swedish, French, German
Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.
Nelu m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Ion 1.
Nero 2 m Italian
Short form of Raniero. It also coincides with the Italian word nero meaning "black".
Nes f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Agnes.
Ness 2 f English
Short form of Vanessa.
Nessa 1 f English
Short form of Vanessa and other names ending in nessa.
Nettie f English
Diminutive of names ending in nette, such as Annette or Jeanette.
Neva f English
Short form of Geneva. This is also the name of a river in Russia.
Newt m English
Short form of Newton.
Nia 3 f English, Georgian
Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.
Nic m English
Short form of Nicholas, or sometimes Dominic.
Niĉjo m Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of Nicholas.
Nick m English, Dutch
Short form of Nicholas. It is borne by the comic character Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595).
Nicki f English
Diminutive of Nicole.
Nicky m & f English
Diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.
Nico m Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Nicholas (or sometimes Nicodemus).
Nicoletta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Nicola 1.
Nicolette f French
Diminutive of Nicole.
Nicolino m Italian
Italian diminutive of Nicola 1.
Nicu m Romanian
Diminutive of Nicolae.
Nicușor m Romanian
Diminutive of Nicolae.
Niek m Dutch
Short form of Nicolaas.
Niels 2 m Dutch
Dutch short form of Cornelius.
Nika 3 m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.
Niki 2 f English
Diminutive of Nicole.
Niko m Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Georgian, German
Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form.
Nikoletta f Hungarian, Greek
Hungarian and Greek form of Nicoletta.
Nikša m Croatian
Diminutive of Nikola 1.
Nikusha m Georgian
Diminutive of Nikoloz.
Nina 1 f Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of names that end in nina, such as Antonina or Giannina. It was imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. This name also nearly coincides with the Spanish word niña meaning "little girl" (the word is pronounced differently than the name).... [more]
Ninette f French
Diminutive of Nina 1.
Nino 1 m Italian
Short form of Giannino, Antonino and other names ending in nino.
Ninon f French
French diminutive of Anne 1.
Nita 1 f English
Short form of Anita 1 and other names ending in nita.
Noelene f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Noel.
Nóirín f Irish
Irish diminutive of Nora 1.
Nöl m Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Arnold.
Nola f English
Meaning uncertain, possibly a feminine form of Noll inspired by Lola. It has been most common in Australia and New Zealand, especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Nölke m Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive of Arnold.
Noll m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Oliver.
Nonie f English
Diminutive of Ione or Nora 1.
Noreen f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Nóirín.
Norene f English
Variant of Noreen.
Norina f Italian
Italian diminutive of Nora 1.
Norm m English
Short form of Norman.
Noud m Dutch
Short form of Arnoud.
Nunzia f Italian
Short form of Annunziata.
Nunziatina f Italian
Diminutive of Nunzia.
Nunzio m Italian
Masculine short form of Annunziata. It also coincides with the related Italian word nunzio "messenger" (ultimately from Latin nuntius).
Nuša f Slovene
Short form of Anuša.
Nye m Welsh
Diminutive of Aneirin.
Odette f French
French diminutive of Oda or Odilia. This is the name of a princess who has been transformed into a swan in the ballet Swan Lake (1877) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Ödi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Ödön.
Ola 1 m Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish short form of Olaf.
Ola 2 f Polish
Polish short form of Aleksandra.
Ola 3 m & f Yoruba
From Yoruba ọlà meaning "wealth" or the related ọlá meaning "honour, respect". It is also a short form of names containing those elements.
Olek m Polish
Short form of Aleksander.
Oles m Ukrainian
Short form of Oleksandr or Oleksiy.
Olesya f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian diminutive of Oleksandra. This was the name of an 1898 novel by the Russian author Aleksandr Kuprin.
Olgica f Macedonian, Serbian
Macedonian and Serbian diminutive of Olga.
Olja f Serbian
Serbian diminutive of Olga.
Olli m Finnish
Finnish variant of Olavi, based on Swedish Olle.
Ollie m & f English
Diminutive of Oliver, Olivia or Olive.
Olya f Russian
Diminutive of Olga.
Ona 2 f Catalan
Short form of Mariona. It also coincides with a Catalan word meaning "wave".
Orietta f Italian
Diminutive of Oria.
Ossie m English
Short form of Oscar, Oswald and other names beginning with Os.
Othello m Literature
Perhaps a diminutive of Otho. William Shakespeare used this name in his tragedy Othello (1603), where it belongs to a Moor who is manipulated by Iago into killing his wife Desdemona.
Ottoline f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Ottilie. A famous bearer was the British socialite Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938).
Ottorino m Italian
Originally a variant of Ottolino, a diminutive of Ottone.
Oz 1 m English
Short form of Oswald, Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Ozzie m English
Diminutive of Oswald, Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Ozzy m English
Variant of Ozzie.
Paĉjo m Esperanto
Esperanto diminutive of Paul. This name also means "papa" in Esperanto.
Paco m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Paddy m Irish
Irish diminutive of Patrick.
Pádraigín f & m Irish
Diminutive of Pádraig, also used as a feminine form.
Pam f English
Short form of Pamela.
Pancho m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Francisco. This name was borne by Pancho Villa (1878-1923), a Mexican bandit and revolutionary.
Paninnguaq f Greenlandic
Means "little daughter" in Greenlandic, from panik "daughter" and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.
Panka f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Panna.
Paraskevoula f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi.
Pasha m Russian
Diminutive of Pavel.
Pat m & f English
Short form of Patrick or Patricia. A famous bearer of this name was Pat Garrett (1850-1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.
Pate m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Patrick.
Pati f Spanish, Polish
Diminutive of Patricia or Patrycja.
Patka f Polish, Slovak
Diminutive of Patrycja or Patrícia.
Patsy f & m English, Irish
Variant of Patty, also used as a diminutive of Patrick.
Patton m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of Patrick. A notable bearer of the surname was the American World War II general George S. Patton (1885-1945), who played an important part in the allied offensive in France.
Patty f English
Originally a variant of Matty, a 17th-century diminutive of Martha. It is now commonly used as a diminutive of Patricia.
Pauletta f English
Latinate feminine diminutive of Paul.
Paulette f French, English
French feminine diminutive of Paul.
Paulie m English
Diminutive of Paul.
Paulinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Paulo.
Pavo m Croatian
Croatian short form of Pavao.
Pearlie f English
Diminutive of Pearl.
Peg f English
Short form of Peggy.
Peggy f English
Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.
Pejo m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Petar.
Pen f English
Short form of Penelope.
Pencho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar or Petko.
Penka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine diminutive of Petar.
Penko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of Petar.
Penny f English
Diminutive of Penelope. It can also be given in reference to the copper coin (a British pound or an American dollar are worth 100 of them), derived from Old English penning.
Pepe m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of José.
Pepita f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph.
Peppe m Italian
Diminutive of Giuseppe.
Perica m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian diminutive of Petar.
Perig m Breton
Breton diminutive of Per.
Perlie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pearl.
Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.
Pete m English
Short form of Peter.
Peti m Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Peter.
Petrana f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petra.
Petrică m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Peter.
Petřík m Czech
Diminutive of Petr.
Petrina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Petra.
Petronilla f Italian, Late Roman
From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of Petronius. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter.
Petruccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval diminutive of Pietro.
Petruchio m Literature
Variant of Petruccio used by Shakespeare in his play The Taming of the Shrew (1593) for the suitor of Katherina.
Petruška f Czech
Diminutive of Petra.
Phil m English
Short form of Philip and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved".
Pierina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Piero.
Pierino m Italian
Diminutive of Piero.
Pierrette f French
Feminine diminutive of Pierre.
Pierrick m Breton, French
Breton diminutive of Pierre.
Piet m Dutch
Short form of Pieter. Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was a Dutch abstract painter.
Pietrina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Pietro.
Pim m Dutch
Diminutive of Willem.
Pina f Italian
Short form of names ending in pina.
Pino m Italian
Short form of names ending in pino.
Pip m & f English
Diminutive of Philip or Philippa. This is the name of the main character in Great Expectations (1860) by Charles Dickens.
Pippa f English
Diminutive of Philippa.
Pippo m Italian
Diminutive of Filippo or Giuseppe.
Pirjo f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Piritta.
Pleun m & f Dutch
Diminutive of Apollonius, now commonly used as a feminine name.
Pola f Polish
Short form of Apolonia.
Pollie f English
Variant of Polly.
Polly f English
Medieval variant of Molly. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.
Polona f Slovene
Short form of Apolonija.
Polya f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Polina.
Posie f English
Variant of Posy.
Posy f English
Diminutive of Josephine. It can also be inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers.
Pris f English
Short form of Priscilla.
Priscilla f English, Italian, French, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman name, a diminutive of Prisca. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla (also known as Prisca) and her husband Aquila in Corinth for a while. It has been used as an English given name since the Protestant Reformation, being popular with the Puritans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used it in his 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish.
Prissy f English
Diminutive of Priscilla.
Pru f English
Short form of Prudence.
Prue f English
Short form of Prudence.
Pura f Spanish
From Spanish pura meaning "pure", also used as a diminutive of Purificación.
Queenie f English
Diminutive of Queen.
Quim m Portuguese, Catalan
Short form of Joaquim.
Quin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quinn.
Quintella f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Quintus.
Quique m Spanish
Diminutive of Enrique.
Rab m Scots
Scots short form of Robert.
Rabbie m Scots
Scots diminutive of Robert. This is the familiar name of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Rade m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Milorad and other names containing the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". It is often used independently.
Rae f English
Short form of Rachel. It can also be used as a feminine form of Ray.
Raf m Dutch
Short form of Rafaël.
Raine f & m English (Rare)
From a surname derived from the Old French nickname reine meaning "queen". A famous bearer was the British socialite Raine Spencer (1929-2016), the stepmother of Princess Diana. In modern times it is also considered a variant of Rain 1.
Raisel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Raisa 2.
Raivo m Estonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a diminutive of Raimond or it could be related to the Old Estonian word raivo meaning "fury, rage".
Ralphie m English
Diminutive of Ralph.
Raluca f Romanian
Romanian diminutive of the Greek name Rallou, of uncertain meaning. It was popularized by the actress Rallou Karatza (1778-1870), a daughter of the prince of Wallachia Ioannis Karatzas, who was of Greek background.
Randel m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Randolf and other names beginning with the Germanic element rant meaning "rim (of a shield)".
Randy m & f English
Diminutive of Randall, Randolf or Miranda.
Rastus m English (Rare)
Short form of Erastus.
Ratko m Croatian, Serbian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
Reba f English
Short form of Rebecca.
Reg m English
Short form of Reginald.
Reggie m English
Diminutive of Reginald.
Renia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Renata.
Renie f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Renee.
Rens m Dutch
Short form of Laurens or Emerens.
Ria f German, Dutch
Short form of Maria.
Rich m English
Short form of Richard.
Richie m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Rickey m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Rickie m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Ricky m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Rico m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico.
Rien 2 m Dutch
Dutch short form of Marinus.
Riina f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Katariina.
Rike f German
German short form of Friederike, Henrike and other names ending in rike.
Riku 1 m Finnish
Finnish short form of Richard.
Rilla f English
Short form of names ending in rilla. It is short for Marilla in L. M. Montgomery's sequels to her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, where it belongs to a daughter of Anne.
Rina 1 f Italian, Dutch
Short form of Caterina or Catharina as well as other names ending in rina.
Rini m & f Dutch
Diminutive of Marinus, Marina or Catharina.
Rino m Italian
Short form of names ending in rino.
Riny m & f Dutch
Diminutive of Marinus, Marina or Catharina.
Ríona f Irish
Either a variant of Ríoghnach or a short form of Caitríona.
Riško m Slovak
Diminutive of Richard.