Names That Mean Little

An explosive name brought to public attention by Olympic skateboarder Bombette Martin. Her name was inspired by her dad's boxing nickname, Bomber.

A perky African name with a downright charming meaning.

The Lithuanian name for Snow White, as well as the word for "snowflake" and the snowdrop flower.

This is an obscure spelling of the banana girl name.

An attractive possibility among girl names starting with U.

A pretty Danish compound name derived from the words for "rose" and "little". A slightly frillier counterpart to Roselil.

Gwenno originated as a diminutive of Gwenllian, Gwynhwyfar or Gwendolen, but it is increasingly being bestowed as a full name, with between 10 and 20 births a year in England & Wales. Musician Gwenno (full name Gwenno Mererid Saunders) is a famous bearer.

Philosophical surname that could make an unusual first for a red-headed girl.

This Dutch girls' name meaning little flower is one of the more common Dutch-origin names used in the Netherlands today.

An unusual Welsh name with a cute meaning.

This name may mean "little" but there is nothing small about a name that has so many notable bearers, including Syrian poet and feminist Nizar Qabbani.

A sweet-sounding Hindi name with a lovely meaning.

To honor an ancestral Peter.

A Cherokee word name. Usti's feminine counterpart, Usdi, means "baby."

This French-style name is, in fact, an American creation with only a handful of documented uses throughout history. Maudette combines the mini-name Maud — a medieval short form of Matilda, meaning "battle-mighty" — with the diminutive French suffix -ette.

This name quite fittingly means "little mother."

A Charlotte nickname heard much more often in Britain than here--American parents might prefer Charlie or Lottie.

More commonly a pet form of Dillon than an independent name, but Suzanne Collins used it as such for a female character in her series The Hunger Games.

Woodwind instrument which could have baby name potential, given its proximity to names like Clare and Juliet.