Names That Mean Short

  1. Kamma
    • Origin:

      Danish short form of Kamilla or variation of Katherine
    • Description:

      Kamma is an appealing Danish name signifying a combination of Katherine or Karen and Maria or Margaret. It may also be a short form of Kamilla, the usual Scandinavian spelling of Camilla.
  2. Triolet
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "short verse poem"
  3. Bassett
    • Origin:

      English, originally a nickname for a short person
    • Description:

      Nothing but a hound dog.
  4. Steena
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian short form of Christina
    • Meaning:

      "annointed, Christian"
    • Description:

      The Steen, Steena, and Stina nicknames for Christina are much more common in Scandinavia than in the English-speaking world, which prefers the Chris variations.
  5. Tassos
    • Origin:

      Greek, short form of Anastasios
    • Meaning:

      "resurrection"
    • Description:

      Tassos makes this venerated Greek name more earthy and approachable.
  6. Àlex
    • Origin:

      Catalan short form of Alexander
    • Meaning:

      "defending men"
  7. Cortlandt
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "short land"
    • Description:

      A place and surname turned first name, as in aviator Cortlandt F. Bishop and four-star general Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler. Cortlandt was a village near modern-day Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands. Its name was derived from the Dutch elements cort, meaning "short" or "narrow," and landt, "land."
  8. Svante
    • Origin:

      Swedish, short form of Svantepolk, Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "holy people"
    • Description:

      A jaunty, traditional name in Sweden's Top 100. Famous bearers include actor Svante Thunberg (Greta's father) and the father of physical chemistry Svante August Arrhenius. The name Svante is short for Svantepolk, the name of a Slavic nobleman who settled in Sweden in the 14th century.
  9. Elske
    • Origin:

      German and Frisian short form of Elizabeth
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Elizabeth is a name of hundreds of variations, but this German name for girls, redolent of the Olde Country, is unfamiliar in the U.S. and likely to remain so.
  10. Kort
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "short"
    • Description:

      A Dutch surname which is given as a full name to a handful of boys in the US each year, possibly as a spelling variant of Kurt.
  11. Trini
    • Origin:

      English, short form of Trinity or Trinidad
    • Description:

      Trini is a nickname-name that's gender neutral. It was made famous by singer Trini Lopez whose big hit was "If I Had A Hammer".
  12. Cay
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Kai or short form of Cayden, Cayson et al
    • Description:

      There were no baby boys named Cay born in the US last year, but there's no reason why there couldn't be, especially with the rise in popularity of the similar Kai as well as the nouveau proper names Cayden, Cayson and so on. Cay Dose was an 18th century German architect and Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld was a German garden historian of the same era.
  13. Wat
    • Origin:

      English antiquated short form of Walter, German
    • Meaning:

      "army ruler"
    • Description:

      Walter is an old school boys' name that is gently on the rise again. Short forms include Walt (as in Disney) and Wally, but Wat was once commonly used in England as a diminutive of Walter.
  14. Trini
    • Origin:

      English, short form of Trinity or Trinidad
    • Description:

      Trini is best known as the name of the (male) singer Trini Lopez, who sang "If I had a Hammer", but Trini is a gender neutral name that works equally well for girls or boys.