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.

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

An unusual Welsh name with a cute meaning.

This is an obscure spelling of the banana girl name.

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

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

An attractive possibility among girl names starting with U.

To honor an ancestral Peter.

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

A sweet-sounding Hindi name with a lovely meaning.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Friendly-sounding name with big "Sweeney Todd" downside.