Many of the dog breeds are small, for instance Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, Pugs, Pomeranian, Chihuahua, Miniature Poodle, and Papillons. Small dogs deserve small dog names, and it is a cool idea to select a dog name that means small or little. Check out our collection for over 100 male dog names meaning little or small in various origins.
Abban: Means "little abbot" in Celtic or Irish.
Arno: Means "little eagle" in French.
Attila: Means "little father" in History, Hungarian.
Babak: Means "little father" in Persian, Iranian.
Banain: Means "little blonde one" in Gaelic.
Barran: Means "little top" in Irish.
Bassett: Means "little person" in Old English.
Beagan: Means "small one" in Irish or Gaelic.
Bennett: Means "little blessed one" in Latin.
Boris: Means "small" in Russian.
Brendan: Means "little raven" in Latin.
Brennan: Means "little drop" in Irish.
Caligula: Means "little boot" in History.
Carlin: Means "little champion" in Irish or Gaelic.
Cerin: Means "little dark one" in Gaelic.
Chiumbo: Means "small" in Mwera, African.
Ciardubhan: Means "little black one" in Gaelic.
Ciqala: Means "little one" in Dakota.
Claudius: Means "little lame one" in Latin.
Colman: Means "little dove" in Columbian.
Cordell: Means "small rope" in French.
Coty: Means "small slope" in French.
Crofton: Means "town with a small enclosed field" in English.
Cuan: Means "little wolf, little hound" in Irish.
Dalziel: Means "the small field" in Scottish or Gaelic.
Dell: Means "small valley" in Old English.
Devin: Means "fawn or little black one" in Irish.
Dinky: Means "tiny, little" in English.
Dino: Means "little sword" in Greek.
Donovan: Means "little brown" in Irish.
Duane: Means "little and dark" in Irish or Gaelic.
Dwayne: Means "little and dark" in Irish or Gaelic.
Egan: Means "little fire" in Gaelic.
Fabron: Means "a little blacksmith" in French.
Fagan: Means "little ardent one" in Irish or Gaelic.
Faolan: Means "little wolf" in Irish or Gaelic.
Fechin: Means "little raven" in Irish.
Fishel: Means "little fish" in Yiddish.
Gair: Means "small one" in Irish or Gaelic.
Galeno: Means "little bright one" in Spanish.
Gavin: Means "little hawk" in Welsh.
Giles: Means "small goat" in Greek.
Girvin: Means "small rough one" in Irish or Gaelic.
Goban: Means "little smith" in Irish.
Gorman: Means "small blue-eyed one" in Irish or Gaelic.
Guljul: Means "little bell" in Old English.
Hackett: Means "little hacker" in German.
Hahkethomemah: Means "little robe" in Cheyenne.
Hakatan: Means "little one" in Hebrew.
Hamlet: Means "from the little home" in German.
Hamlin: Means "the home-lover" in French.
Hampton: Means "little town" in English.
Hewitt: Means "little intelligent one" in Old French.
Honiahaka: Means "little wolf" in Cheyenne.
Iven: Means "little archer" in French.
Jaafar: Means "small stream" in Arabic.
Joktan: Means "small" in Biblical Hebrew.
Jubal: Means "small stream" in Biblical Hebrew.
Junayd: Means "small army, small caravan" in Arabic.
Kane: Means "little battler" in Gaelic.
Katan: Means "small" in Hebrew.
Keegan: Means "small flame, ardent" in Irish or Gaelic.
Keelan: Means "little and slender; small and slim" in Irish or Gaelic.
Keller: Means "little champion" in Gaelic.
Kern: Means "little dark one" in Gaelic.
Khatiti: Means "tiny, little" in Kenyan.
Kieran: Means "small and dark-skinned" in Gaelic.
Kiernan: Means "little dark haired one" in Irish.
Killian: Means "small and fierce" in Irish or Gaelic.
Kotek: Means "little cat" in Polish.
Kuckunniwi: Means "little wolf" in Cheyenne.
Leib: Means "little lion" in Yiddish.
Lennon: Means "little cape" in Gaelic.
Logan: Means "from the little hollow" in Gaelic.
Loman: Means "small bare one" in Irish, Gaelic.
Lorcan: Means "little wild one" in Irish, Gaelic.
Mainchin: Means "little monk" in Irish.
Malin: Means "little warrior" in Old English.
Mannix: Means "little monk" in Irish, Gaelic.
Marlon: Means "little falcon" in French.
Marmion: Means "small one" in French.
Maslin: Means "little Thomas" in French.
Mellen: Means "small pleasant one" in Irish, Gaelic.
Miki: Means "little" in Inupiaq.
Munchin: Means "little monk" in Irish, Gaelic.
Nevan: Means "little saint" in Irish.
Nizar: Means "to be little" in Arabic.
Oisin: Means "little deer" in Irish.
Orson: Means "little bear" in French.
Pablo: Means "small" in Latin.
Parkin: Means "little rock" in Old English.
Paulino: Means "little" in Portuguese.
Poul: Means "little" in Danish.
Renny: Means "small, but mighty" in Gaelic
Robin: Means "a small, tame bird" in Teutonic.
Ronan: Means "little seal" in Irish.
Rordan: Means "little poet king" in Irish Gaelic.
Roslin: Means "little red-head" in Scottish, Gaelic.
Rowan: Means "little red-head" in Gaelic.
Russell: Means "little red one" in English.
Ryan: Means "little king" in Celtic.
Ryanne: Means "little king" in Gaelic.
Scanlon: Means "little trapper" in Irish or Gaelic.
Seanan: Means "little wise person" in Irish.
Searlait: Means "petite" in French.
Shanley: Means "small and ancient" in Irish or Gaelic.
Sindri: Means "small, trivial" in Old Norse.
Sterling: Means "little star" in Middle English.
Sullivan: Means "little dark eye" in English.
Sweeney: Means "small hero" in Irish or Gaelic.
Teagan: Means "little poet" in Irish.
Tino: Means "small" in Italian.
Tomkin: Means "little, small Tom" in Old English.
Tomlin: Means "little twin" in Old English.
Tonraq: Means "a tiny man" in Inuit.
Torrence: Means "little hills" in Irish or Gaelic.
Vachel: Means "little cow" in French.
Vaughan: Means "small" in Celtic.
Whitfield: Means "from the small field" in English.
Whitley: Means "small field" in Anglo-Saxon.
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