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Aininâĸ f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic aaniin "short time".

Akpo m & f Edo
Means "short person" in Edo.

Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]

Cortana f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Curtana, from the Latin curtus, meaning "short", the name of the ceremonial sword used at the Coronation of British royalty. The name of an artificial intelligence creature in the Halo video game franchise, as well as Microsoft's virtual assistant, which was named for character in the game.

Corto m French (Rare), Popular Culture
Means "short" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin curtus.

Courtenay f & m English (Rare)
French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short").... [more]

Courtland m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Courtland.... [more]

Curtius m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin curtus "short."

Gajere m Hausa
Means "short" in Hausa.

Gakuhĩ f Kikuyu
Means "the short one" in Kikuyu.

Hudhayfah m Arabic
Means "little short one" or "short-statured" in Arabic, derived from a diminutive that ultimately comes from the Arabic verb حذف (hadafa) or (hadhafa) meaning "to shorten, to reduce" as well as "to remove, to take away"... [more]

Járnsaxa f Norse Mythology, Astronomy
From Old Norse járn "iron" and sax "dagger, short sword".... [more]

Jiancheng m Chinese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Means either "short name" or "to establish". This is from a combination "jiàn" and meaning "to see" and "chéng" meaning to make. Other combinations are also possible.... [more]

Ká'ėstȧhé'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Short Woman" in Cheyenne.

Kedeb f Polynesian
Means "short" in Palauan.

Khongnem m Manipuri
Means "short legged" in Meitei.

Komaki f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little, short" combined with 巻 (maki) meaning "a scroll or book". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kveri f Lezgin
Means "short" in Lezgin.

Merrily f English (American, Rare)
Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously" from Proto-Germanic murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting."

Mijika f Japanese
From Japanese 短 (tan, mijika) meaning "short"

Nimesh m Sanskrit
Means "a short amount of time"

Novelette f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Novella, inspired by the English word novelette meaning "a short novel".

Oanet m Sami
Derived from Sami oanet "short".

Sanzhar m Kazakh
From the Turkic name Sanjar meaning "he who pierces, he who thrusts" or "short dagger, short sword".

Sassia f English
This name derives from the Germanic “*sakhsan > sachs (Old English: sæx; Latin: sachsum)”, meaning “knife, short sword, dagger”. The Anglo-Saxons were the population in Britain partly descended from the Germanic tribes who migrated from continental Europe and settled the south and east of the island beginning in the early 5th century... [more]

Saxi m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".

Shkurte f Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian shkurt "short; February".

Suma f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 寿 (su) meaning "longevity; long life, congratulations" or 須 (su) meaning "necessary; moment, short while" combined with 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, many, all" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish".... [more]

Sútag f Aguaruna
Means "short" in Awajún.

Tetepon m Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl tetepontic "short, stubby" or tetepontli "knee, lower leg; tree trunk".

Wexá f & m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "bolt, short arrow" in Shipibo.

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

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