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Little.

A characteristical surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɪtəl/

  1. A characteristical surname.

    countable · uncountable

  2. An unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States, named after the local Little family.

    countable · uncountable

  3. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

English surname, from the adjective little (“small, (ironic) big, not much, younger”). Compare Short, Shorty. This has also been translated and adapted from similar-meaning names in other languages, such as: * Irish Ó Beagáin (“descendant of Beagán”), from a diminutive of beag (“small”), see also Began. * French Petit and Polish Mały * Native American names such as Navajo hastiin yázhí (“little man”), see Yazzie.

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