Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keywords small or little or tiny or short.
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Saavik f Popular Culture
Saavik is the name of a character appearing in the "Star Trek" movie franchise. According to "The Pandora Principle," by Carolyn Clowes, the name is Romulan for "little cat."
Sacheen f Various (Rare)
In the case of the American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Louise Cruz; 1946-2022), who adopted it as her stage name, she claimed it means "little bear" in Navajo. The initial syllable resembles the Navajo word shash meaning "bear".
Sae f & m Japanese
From 冴え (sae) meaning "clarity; skilfulness," also written with a combination of a sa kanji, like 小 meaning "small," 左 meaning "left," 佐 meaning "help," 紗 meaning "gauze," 沙 meaning "sand" or 三 meaning "three," and an e kanji, like 恵 meaning "wisdom," 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," 江 meaning "inlet, bay" or 重 meaning "fold, layer."... [more]
Saghir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "small, young" in Arabic.
Sahdona m Ancient Aramaic
Means "little martyr" in Aramaic.
Saku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 咲 (saku, sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 索 (saku) meaning "cord, rope, searching, inquiring", 桜 (saku, sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 爽 (sa) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear", 朝 (sa) meaning "morning", 櫻 (sa) meaning "cherry" or 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 矩 (ku) meaning "ruler", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess" or 丘 (ku) meaning "hill, knoll"... [more]
Samidori f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" or 小 (sa) meaning "little, small" combined with 翠, 緑 (midori) meaning "green" or 碧 (midori) meaning "blue, green"... [more]
Sanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to"... [more]
Sanamacha m & f Manipuri
From the Meitei sana meaning "gold" and macha meaning "small, little".
Sarig f Armenian
Means "blackbird" or "little mountain" in Armenian.
Sassia f English
This name derives from the Germanic “*sakhsan > sachs (Old English: sæx; Latin: sachsum)”, meaning “knife, short sword, dagger”. The Anglo-Saxons were the population in Britain partly descended from the Germanic tribes who migrated from continental Europe and settled the south and east of the island beginning in the early 5th century... [more]
Satsuki f & m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 皐 (satsuki) meaning "shore" or 皐月/五月 (satsuki), the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It can be also the combination of 小 (sa) meaning "little; small" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".... [more]
Sawako f Japanese
This name combines 爽 (sou, aki.raka, sawa.yaka, tagau) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear" or 沢 (taku, sawa, uruo.i, uruo.su, tsuya) meaning "swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]
Saxi m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".
Sayo f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" or 咲 (sa) meaning "bloom" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sayoko f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small", 夜 (yo) meaning "night" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Sayomi f Japanese
From 小 (sa) meaning "small", 世 (yo) meaning "world", and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty"... [more]
Sayori f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small", 夜 (yo) meaning "night" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sayuko f Japanese
From meaning 小 (sa) meaning "small", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Scarpetta m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian scarpetta meaning "small shoe", which is a diminutive of Italian scarpa meaning "shoe". As such, this name is comparable to Latin Caligula.... [more]
Sebutlana f Tswana
Means "small rabbit" in Setswana.
Sentaniz f Literature
Variant of Saintanise. Ti Sentaniz ("Little Sentaniz") is a fictional character created by Maurice Sixto for his 1977 Volume III, a collection of lodyans (a Haitian literary genre akin to fairytales)... [more]
Sermínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little glacier".
Šéstótó'ke m Cheyenne
Means "Little Pine" in Cheyenne.
Shakopee m Sioux
Means "little six" in Dakota, from šákpe meaning "six". According to tribal histories, the first chief of this name was the sixth child of a set of sextuplets.
Shaohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, little" or (shào) meaning "young, youthful", 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, carry on" or 劭 (shào) meaning "excellent, admirable, respectable" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Shaoqi m Chinese
Means "little wonder", from Chinese 少 (shǎo) meaning "few, small, son of a rich family" and 奇 () meaning "odd, strange, wonder".
Sharik m Russian, Pet
Means "small ball" in Russian. It is a common dog name but is used for humans too.
Shazrah f Arabic
Means "pieces of gold, gold beads, small pearls" in Arabic.
Shepsil m Yiddish
Diminutive of Shabtai meaning "little sheep"
Sherozi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and possibly oz meaning "little, few" or "not enough".
Shingwaukonse m Ojibwe
Means "little pine", deriving from the Ojibwe word zhingwaak ("pine, white pine, red pine"). Name borne by an Anishinaabe chief (1773-1854) who played a prominent role in the foundation of the Garden River First Nation.
Shirit f Hebrew
Means "little song", a diminutive of Shir 1.
Shkurte f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian shkurt "short; February".
Shōme f Japanese
From Japanese 少 (shō) meaning "little, young, small" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Shōmin m & f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (shō) meaning "small" or 少 (shō) meaning "little, young, small" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Shoutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (shou) meaning "blossom", 匠 (shou) meaning "artisan, workman, carpenter", 商 (shou) meaning "make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant", 奨 (shou) meaning "exhort, urge, encourage", 将 (shou) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 小 (shou) meaning "little, small", 尚 (shou) meaning "esteem, furthermore, still, yet", 庄 (shou) meaning "level, in the country, manor, village, hamlet", 承 (shou) meaning "acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive", 捷 (shou) meaning "victory, fast", 昇 (shou) meaning "rise up", 昌 (shou) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 昭 (shou) meaning "shining, bright", 晶 (shou) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 梢 (shou) meaning "treetops, twig", 照 (shou) meaning "illuminate, shine, compare, bashful", 祥 (shou) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 象 (shou) meaning "elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)", 鍾 (shou) meaning "spindle, gather, collect", 鐘 (shou) meaning "bell, gong, chimes", 政 (shou) meaning "politics, government", 正 (shou) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 荘 (shou) meaning "villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified", 翔 (shou) meaning "soar, fly", 薔 (shou) meaning "a kind of grass", 鏘 (shou) meaning "tinkling of jade or metal pendants" or 頌 (shou) meaning "eulogy", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" or 大 (ta) meaning "large, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son", 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 良 (rou) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled"... [more]
Shuhaib m Arabic
Means "little shooting star" in Arabic.
Shuoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around" or 英 (yīng) meaning "brave, hero" or "petal, leaf, flower".
Shuuko f Japanese
From 萩⁠ (hagi, shu, ha) “Japanese clover, bush clover”, 洲⁠ (su, shu, shima) “state, continent” or 須⁠⁠ (su, shu, subeka-raku, mochi-iru, moto-meru, mochi, motomu, matsu) ”mandatory, necessary, moment, short while” combined with 子 (ko, ne, shi) meaning "child, sign of the rat"... [more]
Signelill f Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Signe. It literally means "little Signe".
Sımalçıkh f Khakas
Means "little finger" in Khakas.
Singil f Uzbek
Means "little sister" in Uzbek.
Sivkernínguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "dear/sweet little flower", with the combination of Sivkerneĸ and -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
So-aeng f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 櫻 (aeng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-chu f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 秋 (chu) meaning "autumn". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-chun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 春 (chun) meaning "spring". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-gyul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-haeng f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 杏 (haeng) meaning "apricot". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
So-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Sönke m Low German, East Frisian, North Frisian
Low German and North Frisian diminutive of Sören.... [more]
So-yang f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" or 少 (so) meaning "little, young, few" combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Spinetta m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian spinetta meaning "thornlet, small thorn".
Suhayb m Arabic
Means “swift, small arrow”.
Súileabhán m Irish
Means "little dark eye" in Irish, from Old Irish súil "eye", dub "black, dark", and án, a diminutive suffix. This is the original Irish form of Sullivan.
Suliko m & f Georgian, Literature
Means "little soul" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun სული (suli) meaning "soul" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -კო (-ko).... [more]
Suma f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 寿 (su) meaning "longevity; long life, congratulations" or 須 (su) meaning "necessary; moment, short while" combined with 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, many, all" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish".... [more]
Sunette f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. In the English-speaking world, the name might perhaps be a combination of the English word sun with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette, which would essentially give the name the meaning of "little sun"... [more]
Sürmes f Khakas
Means "small braids, pigtails" in Khakas.
Sútag f Aguaruna
Means "short" in Awajún.
Svanhólm m Icelandic
Icelandic combination of svanr "swan" and holmr "small island".
Syaoran m Popular Culture, Literature
From Chinese 小 (syao) meaning "small, tiny" and 狼 (ran) meaning "wolf".... [more]
Sy-raykuo f & m Nganasan
Means "little white one" in Nganasan.
Szemere m Hungarian (Rare)
Means "grain, granule; small-sized" in Hungarian from the word szem.
Szemőke f Hungarian
Means "little eye" in Hungarian.
Takanashi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (Taka) meaning "little, small", 鳥 (Na) meaning "bird, chicken" and 遊 (shi) meaning "play".
Talida f History (Ecclesiastical, Rare, Archaic), Romanian
Means "little girl" in Aramaic. It is the name of an ancient christian saint (4th or 5th century), a nun from Egypt.
Talitha-Cumi f English (Puritan)
Means "little girl arise" in Aramaic, from the phrase spoken by Jesus in Mark 5:41 in order to restore a young girl to life (see also Talitha, Cumi).
Taloushem f Coptic
Means "little maiden", derived from ⲁⲗⲟⲩ (alou) "youth, maiden" combined with ϣⲏⲙ (šem) "small, little".
Tarieg m Breton
Derived from tar meaning "small hill".
Tawanna f Chickasaw
From the Chickasaw tribe meaning "Beautiful Running Water." Also translated as "Little Princess."
Tawni f & m Romani
Means "young; little" in Romani.
Tayaĝuudaadax̂ m Aleut
Meaning "small little man" related to Tayaĝux̂ and Tayaĝuudax̂.
Tayaĝuudax̂ m Aleut
Meaning "little man".
Tayfur m Turkish, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic طَيْفُور (ṭayfūr) meaning "(small) bird".
T9C f & m American (South)
This very rare name is an exception to the rule that numerals are normally not allowed as part of the spelling of names in the United States. It's a creative rebus-like spelling of a slang intensive term for "tiny" found in the Southwestern United States... [more]
Tentepiton f Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and tepiton "a little bit, something small".
Tepi f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl tepi, meaning either "small, little" or "older sister; maid, servant".
Tepiton f Nahuatl
Means "something small, small amount" in Nahuatl. Alternately, may be used as a diminutive form of Tepi.
Tetepon m Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl tetepontic "short, stubby" or tetepontli "knee, lower leg; tree trunk".
Þúfa f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Tófa, the feminine form of Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish tue "small hill").
Tới m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 細 (tới) meaning "small, tiny, little".
Ti-grace f English (American, Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petite-Grace'' meaning "little Grace". A notable bearer is American feminist Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938-).
Ti-jean m Folklore, Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)
Derived from Cajun French ''petit-Jean'' meaning "little Jean". This is the name of a stock character in fairy tales from francophone areas in the Americas such as Quebec, Louisiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe.
Timafi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole ti "little; little one" in combination with m, a contracted form of mwen "my; of mine", influenced by the French feminine possessive adjective ma "my" and fi "girl; daughter"... [more]
Tindara f Guanche
From Guanche *te-n-dara, meaning "she from the small village".
Tiney f English
Either from the English tiny meaning "small," or a diminutive of Christina, Valentina, Martina, and other names ending in -tina.
Titaina f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian taina meaning "Gardenia jasminoides" (a type of flower) and the prefix ti- meaning "small".
Tlacoton f Nahuatl
Means "little half" in Nahuatl, referring to a measure of land equaling about 2.2 acres, or a quarter-measure of grain. May alternately be a diminutive form of Tlaco.
Toch m & f Khmer
Means "small, little" in Khmer.
Tonraq m Popular Culture
Means either "a tiny man" or a "spirit" or "ghost". Name of Korra's father from Legend of Korra.
Tortula f Medieval Italian
Means "small twist". Tortula was a physician in 11th C. Salerno, Italy.
Tototontli f Nahuatl
Means "little bird", a diminutive form of Tototl.
Touch m & f Khmer
Means "small" in Khmer.
Tovariš-tay m Tuvan
Means "little comrade".
Truitje f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Trui, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -tje.... [more]
Tsainig f Armenian
"little voice"
Tsangchung m & f Tibetan
Derived from the Tibetan ཆུང (tsang) meaning "complete, entire" and ཆུང (chung) meaning "little".
Tsiri f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "little multicoloured bird" or "pretty, nice" in Shipibo.
Tsotne m Georgian
Either derived from Georgian ცოტა (tsota) meaning "a little, few" or from Georgian მცოდნე (mtsodne) meaning "able, adept".... [more]
Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]
Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".
Tuti f Indonesian
Possibly means "little girl" or "kind" in Indonesian.
Tutta f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Tutti, a diminutive of Dorothea. Swedish usage could possibly be from Swedish tutta "little girl" (compare Tulla and Stinta)... [more]
Uainín f Irish
Means "little lamb" in Irish.
Ubayd m Arabic
Means "little servant" in Arabic, a diminutive of عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant".
Ubayd Allah m Arabic
Means "little servant of Allah" from Arabic عبيد (ʿubayd) meaning "little servant" (a diminutive of عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant") combined with الله (Allah).
Uday m Arabic
Means "small group of warriors attacking an enemy" from Arabic وَعْد (waʿd) meaning "threat, menace".
Udyray f Mari
Means "little daughter" in Mari.
Uilke m West Frisian
Variant form of Oelke via its variant form Ulke. This particular form is strictly masculine in West Frisia... [more]
Uinirau m Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase te manu ri'i 'uini rau maruao meaning "small birds chirping at dawn".
Ujang m Sundanese
Means "young boy, little brother" in Sundanese.
Ulfin m Arthurian Cycle
An ancient British name which means "little wolf". Most well known in the Arthurian legends of Geoffrey Monmouth, where Sir Ulfin plays a role in Merlin's plot for King Arthur to be born.
Ulloriannguaq m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little star", derived from Greenlandic ulloriaq "star" (cf. Ulloriaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
Umama f Arabic
Means "little mother" in Arabic, being a diminutive of the word أُمّ (ʾumm) "mother; origin, source". Umama bint Abi al-As, also called Umama bint Zaynab (died c. 685 AD), was a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad... [more]
Umayma f Arabic
Means "little mother" in Arabic, from a diminutive of أم (ʾumm) meaning "mother". This was the name of an aunt of the Prophet Muhammad.
Unni f Sami
From Sami unni meaning "small".
Urpicha f Quechua
Means "little pigeon" in Quechua.
Ursulus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun ursus meaning "bear" (see Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus... [more]
Urûtsûk m Ubykh
Etymology uncertain, although the second part may be from the Adyghe цIыкIу (tsIykIu) meaning "small".
Usdi m Cherokee
From the Cherokee word ᎤᏍᏗ (usdi) which is both a noun meaning "baby" and an adjective meaning "little, small". Wil Usdi ("little Will") was the Cherokee name of William Holland Thomas (1805-1893), an American lawyer, politician and soldier who had been adopted into the Cherokee tribe as a teenager.
Ushoq m Uzbek
Means "crumb" or "tiny" in Uzbek.
Uways m Arabic
Means "little wolf" from a diminutive of Arabic أوس (ʿaws) meaning "wolf, jackal, wild dog".
Uynung-maa f Tuvan
Means "little cuddle" in Tuvan.
Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.
Valeriena f American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The name Valeriena is a twist on Valerieand Lena. This name means "little joy" or "young joy".
Vamana m Hinduism
Means "dwarfish, small, short-statured" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu, who appears as a dwarf man to recover the three worlds (earth, heaven and the netherworld) from the demon king Bali.
Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]
Vé'ho'kȯhtsēso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Sweetgrass" in Cheyenne.
Vermilia f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old French vermeillon "vermilion", ultimately from Latin vermiculus "little worm", in reference to Kermes vermilio, from which crimson dye was made.
Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".
Veslefrikk m Literature, Folklore
Means "little Frikk" from Norwegian vesle "little" combined with the name Frikk. This is the main character in the Norwegian folktale Veslefrikk med fela, which translates to English as Little Freddie with his Fiddle.
Villa f Spanish (European)
Means "small town" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Villa meaning "Our Lady of the Small Town". She is venerated in the city of Martos, located in the province of Jaén, Spain.
Vóestāso m Cheyenne
Means "crane, white crane, little crane" in Cheyenne.
Vóhpȧhéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Grey, Little Light" in Cheyenne.
Vó'kaehéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Antelope" in Cheyenne.
Votonēso m Cheyenne
Means "little feather" or "little tailfeather" in Cheyenne.
Waywa m Quechua
Means "swirl" or "small hurricane" in Quechua.
Weiming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve, hold together", 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
Weiqin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 未 (wèi) meaning "not yet", 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern" (feminine only), 微 (wēi) meaning "small" (feminine only), 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" combined with 琴 (qín) referring to the Chinese musical instrument similar to a zither or 秦 (qín) regarding the Qin Dinasty (221 BC–206 BC), itself coming from Qin, an ancient Chinese state.... [more]
Weiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 微 (wēi) meaning "small" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".
Weitong f Chinese
From the Chinese 微 (wēi) meaning "small" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
Weiwei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 未 (wèi) referring to the eighth Earthly Branch (1 PM to 3 PM), which itself is associated with the sheep of the Chinese zodiac, 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" all combined with themselves... [more]
Weixing f Chinese
From the Chinese 微 (wēi) meaning "small" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Weizhong m Chinese
From Chinese 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 惟 (wéi) meaning "alone, only" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small" combined with 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle", 衷 (zhōng) meaning "heart, inner feelings", 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 仲 (zhòng) meaning "middle, second"... [more]
Wexá f & m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "bolt, short arrow" in Shipibo.
Xcaret f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
From Xcaret, a Mayan place name meaning "small inlet" or "little bay".
Xiao f & m Chinese
From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven; clouds, mist". Other meanings of this character or other characters with the same sound are possible.
Xiaobai m & f Chinese
A combination of the characters 小 (xiǎo, meaning "little") and 白 (bái, meaning "white"). This was the name of Duke Huan of Qi (齐桓公), a ruler of the state of Qi during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 473 BCE)... [more]
Xiaobi f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist" or 潇 (xiāo) meaning "sound of beating wind and rain" and 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue".
Xiaobian f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 变 (biàn) meaning "change, transform".
Xiaobing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 肖 (xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "laugh, smile" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "soldier, army, troops"... [more]
Xiaobo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 哮 (xiào) meaning "roar, bark, howl" or 啸 (xiào) meaning "roar, scream, howl" combined with 波 () meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "uncle, earl, count"... [more]
Xiaochai f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" or 钗 (chāi) meaning "ornamental hairpin".
Xiaochan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 禅 (chán) meaning "meditation, contemplation".
Xiaochou f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 紬 (chóu) meaning "pongee, silk" or 绸 (chóu) meaning "silk cloth, satin damask"... [more]
Xiaochun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple"... [more]
Xiaodan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion"... [more]
Xiaodong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 冬 (dōng) meaning "winter" or 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]
Xiaofan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" and 璠 (fán) meaning "piece of precious jade".
Xiaofang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]
Xiaofei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "laugh, smile" combined with 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, beautiful, elegant", 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly", 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxurious, lush" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not, wrong, incorrect"... [more]
Xiaofeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 啸 (xiào) meaning "roar, scream, howl" combined with 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix", 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple", 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak" or 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge", 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]
Xiaogang m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 纲 (gāng) meaning "guiding principle, essential part" or 刚 (gāng) meaning "hard, rigid, strong"... [more]
Xiaogu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 顾 () meaning "to look after, to care for"... [more]
Xiaoguang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast"... [more]
Xiaohan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" or 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry".
Xiaohong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast"... [more]
Xiaohua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Xiaohui f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]
Xiaojian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, little", 箫 (xiāo) referring to a type of flute, or 笑 (xiào) meaning "to laugh, to smile" combined with 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, robust", 建 (jiàn) meaning "to build, to construct", or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, sabre", as well as other character combinations.
Xiaojie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 洁, 潔 (jié) meaning "pure, clean", 杰, 傑 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding", or 芥 (jiè) meaning "mustard"... [more]
Xiaojin f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".
Xiaojing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 菁 (jīng) meaning "lush, luxuriant, garlic chives, leek" or 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal"... [more]
Xiaoju f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 橘 (jú) meaning "orange, tangerine"... [more]
Xiaojuan f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream"... [more]
Xiaojun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", or 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant" combined with 军 or 軍 (jūn) meaning "army", 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", or 骏 (jùn) "good horse, fast"... [more]
Xiaokai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" combined with 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph"... [more]
Xiaokang m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 小 (xiào) meaning "small" combined with 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet"... [more]
Xiaolan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist"... [more]
Xiaolei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of stones"... [more]
Xiaoli f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 利 () meaning "benefit, advantage", 理 () meaning "reason, logic", 丽 () meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 犁 (lí) meaning "plough"... [more]
Xiaolian f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 莲, 蓮 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily"... [more]
Xiaoliang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light", 梁 (liáng) meaning "mast, bridge, elevation, beam", or 良 (liáng) meaning "auspicious, good, beautiful"... [more]
Xiaolin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest", 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem" or 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn"... [more]
Xiaoling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul"... [more]
Xiaoliu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy", or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [more]
Xiaolong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon"... [more]
Xiaoluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
Xiaoma f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 玛 (mǎ) meaning "agate, cornelian".
Xiaomai f Chinese
From Chinese 小麦, 小麥 (xiǎomài) meaning "wheat", which contains 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 麦, 麥 (mài) meaning "wheat, barley, oat"; 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 麦, 麥 (mài) meaning "wheat, barley, oat"... [more]
Xiaomao f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 小猫, 小貓 (xiǎomāo) meaning "kitten", which contains 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 猫, 貓 (māo) meaning "cat"; 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 猫, 貓 (māo) meaning "cat" or 毛 (máo) meaning "hair, wool, feather"... [more]
Xiaomei f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]
Xiaomi f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 蜜 () meaning "honey"... [more]
Xiaomin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]
Xiaomo f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".
Xiaonan f Chinese
From the Chinese 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 潇 (xiāo) meaning "sound of beating wind and rain" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" or 南 (nán) meaning "south".
Xiaoning f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon".
Xiaoniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
Xiaonu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Xiaoping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Xiaoqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "fine thin silk" or "beautiful" or 祁 (qí) meaning "pray" or "ample, abundant".
Xiaoqian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant" or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise"... [more]
Xiaoqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".
Xiaoqin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 勤 (qín) meaning "diligent, hardworking, frequent", 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute" or 芹 (qín) meaning "celery"... [more]
Xiaoqing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 肖 (xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" combined with 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate", 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear, weather", 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]
Xiaoqiu f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Xiaorui f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate" or 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".
Xiaosai f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 赛 (sài) meaning "compete, contest".
Xiaosheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 声 (shēng) meaning "sound, voice, tone"... [more]
Xiaoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Xiaoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double"... [more]
Xiaoshui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water". Other character combinations are possible.
Xiaosi f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 鸶 (sī) meaning "eastern egret".
Xiaosong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom", 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 松 (sōng) meaning "pine tree, fir tree"... [more]
Xiaosu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 稣 (sū) meaning "revive, rise again".
Xiaosuo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 所 (suǒ) meaning "place" or 索 (suǒ) meaning "rope"... [more]
Xiaotáo f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 桃 (táo) meaning "peach". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Xiaotu f & m Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 兔 (tù) meaning "rabbit". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Xiaowan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth", 宛 (wǎn) meaning "seem", 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening".
Xiaowei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 未 (wèi) referring to the eighth Earthly Branch (1 PM to 3 PM), which itself is associated with the sheep of the Chinese zodiac, 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 玮 (wěi) meaning "precious, rare, valuable, jade", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern"... [more]
Xiaowen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns"... [more]
Xiaoxi f & m Chinese
Means "little stream" in Chinese.
Xiaoxia f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 肖 (xiào) meaning "resemble, imitate" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand"... [more]
Xiaoxiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen" or 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant"... [more]
Xiaoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic" or "distant fragrance", 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Xiaoxing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet" or 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour"... [more]
Xiaoxiu f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding"... [more]
Xiaoxuan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo", 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily", 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade", 玄 (xuán) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, dark, black", 轩 (xuān) meaning "tall, high, lofty, pavilion", or 选 (xuǎn) meaning "choose, pick, select"... [more]
Xiaoyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" combined with 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks"... [more]
Xiaoyang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 阳, 陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male", or 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" (which is typically only masculine)... [more]
Xiaoyao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 咲 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh, bloom" combined with 遥 (yáo) meaning "remote, distant"... [more]
Xiaoye f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 叶, 葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 夜 (yè) meaning "night", or 业, 業 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]
Xiaoyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, clear" or 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth" or 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
Xiaoying f Chinese
From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" or 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade"... [more]
Xiaoyou f Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 柚 (yòu) meaning "pomelo, grapefruit"... [more]
Xiaoyu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "small bamboo", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", or 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" combined with 雨 () meaning "rain", 萸 (yú) meaning "dogwood, cornelian cherry", 宇 () meaning "house, eaves, universe", or 禹 (yǔ) refering to Yu the Great, a Xia dynsaty emperor... [more]
Xiaoyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo", or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin" or "reason, cause, fate", 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring", 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard", 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", or 愿 (yuàn) meaning "sincere, honest, virtuous".
Xiaoyue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap"... [more]
Xiaoyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, heaven" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud"... [more]
Xiaozheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven, clouds, mist" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".
Xiawei f Chinese
From the Chinese 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" and 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick, ornamental" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small".
Xinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "early morning, dawn" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, dazzling", 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "petal, flower, leaf", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal" or 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing".
Xırda f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small, tiny" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian خرده (khorda).
Xiwei f Chinese
From the Chinese 喜 (xǐ) being "be fond of, love, happy event" and 微 (wēi) meaning "small".
Xoveŋ-mey f Tuvan
Means "little cotton" in Tuvan.
Xuerui f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" combined with 芮 (ruì) meaning "small, tiny". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Yacaton f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "little nose" in Nahuatl, or a diminutive form of Yacatl.
Yari f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Allegedly derived from a Taíno word meaning "small gold jewelry", for example necklaces of gold.... [more]
Yazhi f Navajo
Means "little" in Navajo.
Yeying f Chinese
From the Chinese 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".
Yeznik m Ancient Armenian, Armenian (Rare)
Means "little ox", from եզն (ezn) "ox" +‎ -իկ (-ik).
Yimei f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad" or 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, right, proper" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "little sister" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Yiying f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful" or "harmony, pleasure, be glad", 依 (yī) meaning "rely on, be set on, obey a wish", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 翊 (yì) meaning "flying, assist, help, respect" and 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around", 赢 (yíng) meaning "win, gain, profit", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch", 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "flower, leaf, petal", or 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal", 盈 (yíng) meaning "filled with, full of, overflowing" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".
Yoltzin f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "little heart" in Nahuatl.
Yusako f Japanese
From 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 小 (sa) meaning "small" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Yuwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宇 () meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 () meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 雨 () meaning "rain" combined with 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" or 微 (wēi) meaning "small"... [more]
Zaïr m Literature
Appears in medieval legends of the knight-errant Amadis, perhaps related to Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21), Za'ir meaning "little".
Zangak f Armenian
Means "bell, little bell" or "bellflower" in Armenian.
Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]
Zhaakhan m & f Mongolian
Means "small, little" in Mongolian.
Zhaakhanchuluu m Mongolian
Means "small stone" in Mongolian, from жаахан (jaakhan) meaning "small, a bit" and чулуу (chuluu) meaning "stone".
Zhotia m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iota) meaning "jot, a small amount" through palatalization of the word in Georgian.... [more]
Zhshibés m Algonquian
Means "little duck" in Potawatomi. This was the name of a chief of the St. Joseph and Elkhart Potawatomi.
Zuar m Biblical
Meaning, "littleness" or "little one." Zuar was a member of the house of Issachar. He was the father of Nethaneel. Variant of Zoar.
Zuwena f Swahili
Means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.