Girl 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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8 names with this meaning (including unisex names).

BláithínLittle flowerIrish · girlBláthnaidLittle flower, blossomIrish · girlMoragGreat, little great oneScottish Gaelic · girlMáirínLittle MaryIrish · girlNóirínLittle NóraIrish · girlRóisínLittle roseIrish · girlRónaitLittle sealIrish · girlTeaganLittle poetIrish · unisex

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