Micro means small and so, the Micropaedia is a small encyclopedia.

The name of this family is derived from the Greek micro, meaning small.

The name is derived from picho which means small in Occitan.

It also reduces the decision down to the basic information required (note the etymology from the French word minuet meaning small).

The name is appropriate, since Petit means small in French.

The word here means small or little.

Kiss is a very common Hungarian family name, meaning small.

Since the number of families were very less, people added Chinna (which means small) before the name of the place.

The name comes from the Latin parvus, meaning small, as the virus is only 20 to 26 nm in diameter.

The specific epithet means small and beautiful in Swahili.