Boy 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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26 names with this meaning (including unisex names).

AdomnánLittle AdamIrish · boy AidanLittle fireIrish · boy AodhánLittle fireIrish · boy CiaránLittle dark oneIrish · boy ColmánLittle doveIrish · boy ConánLittle houndIrish · boy CóilínLittle doveIrish · boy CúánLittle houndIrish · boy DonnánLittle brown-haired oneIrish · boy EunanLittle AdamIrish · boy FaolánLittle wolfIrish · boy FionnánLittle fair oneIrish · boy KieranLittle dark oneIrish · boy LorcanLittle fierce oneIrish · boy MongánLittle long-haired oneIrish · boy OdhránLittle pale green oneIrish · boy OisínLittle deerIrish · boy OranLittle pale one, sallowIrish · boy OsianLittle deerWelsh · boy RonanLittle sealIrish · boy RuadhánLittle red oneIrish · boy RíanLittle kingIrish · boy SeanánLittle old oneIrish · boy TeaganLittle poetIrish · unisex TiarnánLittle lordIrish · boy TiernanLittle lordIrish · boy

Name meanings are drawn from Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and other sources. Where scholars disagree we say so on each name page.