Names meaning "little"
Irish names often end in -án or -ín to mean "little", so Ciarán is "little dark one" and Aodhán is "little fire". This pattern is one of the best ways to recognise an Irish name.
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33 names with this meaning.
AdomnánLittle AdamAidanLittle fireAodhánLittle fireBláithínLittle flowerBláthnaidLittle flower, blossomCiaránLittle dark oneColmánLittle doveConánLittle houndCóilínLittle doveCúánLittle houndDonnánLittle brown-haired oneEunanLittle AdamFaolánLittle wolfFionnánLittle fair oneKieranLittle dark oneLorcanLittle fierce oneMongánLittle long-haired oneMoragGreat, little great oneMáirínLittle MaryNóirínLittle NóraOdhránLittle pale green oneOisínLittle deerOranLittle pale one, sallowOsianLittle deerRonanLittle sealRuadhánLittle red oneRíanLittle kingRóisínLittle roseRónaitLittle sealSeanánLittle old oneTeaganLittle poetTiarnánLittle lordTiernanLittle lord
Name meanings are drawn from Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and other sources. Where scholars disagree we say so on each name page.