LITTLE

Little

Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little". In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of ...

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little

Adjective

  1. Small in size.
  2. Insignificant, trivial.
  3. Very young.
  4. Younger.
  5. Small in amount or number, having few members.
  6. Short in duration; brief.
    a little sleep
  7. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

Adverb

  1. Not much.


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