| Little | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old English (OE), Middle English (ME) |
| Word/Name | lȳtel (OE), littel (ME) |
| Meaning | "little" |
| Families | |
| Clan Little | |
Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel,[1] and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little".[2] 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.[1] Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296.[2] The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little")[1], especially the German name Klein during WWII.
People with the surname [link]
- Andrew Little (disambiguation)
- Angela Little (b. 1972), American actress and model
- Anna Little (disambiguation)
- Ann Little (1891 - 1984), American silent film actress
- Bentley Little (b. 1960), American author
- Betty Little (b. 1940), New York Senator
- Bingo Little, Fictional character in the Jeeves and Wooster stories by P. G. Wodehouse
- Booker Little(1938 - 1961), American jazz trumpeter
- Brian Little (disambiguation)
- Bryan Little (disambiguation)
- Carlo Little (1938 - 2005), British rock and roll drummer
- Cleavon Little (1939 - 1992), American film and theatre actor
- David Little (disambiguation)
- Donald Little, a Manitoba judge
- Floyd Little (b 1942), American professional footballer
- Frances Little (1863 - 1941), pseudonym of American auther Fannie Caldwell
- Sir Frank Little (1925 - 2008), Australian archbishop
- Frank Little (unionist) (1879 - 1917), U.S. trade unionist
- George Little (disambiguation)
- Gerry P. Little, New Jersey politician
- Grady Little (b. 1950), former Major League Baseball manager
- Henry F. W. Little (1842 - 1907), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Ian Little, record producer
- Ian Little (b. 1973), Scottish football player and manager
- James Little (disambiguation)
- Jason Little (b. 1970), American cartoonist
- Jason Little (b. 1970), Australian rugby union player
- Jean Little (b. 1932), Canadian author
- Joan Little (b. 1953), African America acquitted of murder
- John Little (disambiguation)
- Joseph James Little (1841–1913), U.S. representative from New York, American printer and publisher
- Ken Little (born 1947), a modernist American sculptor
- Lawson Little (1910 - 1968), American professional golfer
- Lewis Henry Little (1817 - 1862), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War
- Little Jack Little (1899 - 1956), British-born American singer, compose and actor
- Malcolm Little (1925 - 1965), later changed to Malcolm X
- Mark Little (disambiguation)
- Neil Little (b. 1971), Canadian former ice hockey player
- Nicky Little (b. 1976), Fijian rugby union player
- Ralf Little (b. 1980), English actor and comedian
- Rich Little (b. 1938), Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor
- Ricky Little (b. 1989), Scottish footballer
- Robert Little (disambiguation)
- Ross Little (b. 1990), English actor
- Stephen Little (b. 1954), American Asian art scholar, museum administrator and artist
- Steve Little (disambiguation)
- Stuart Little, a fictional mouse in many of E. B. White's short stories, and in some films
- Syd Little (b. 1942), English comedian
- Tasmin Little (b. 1965), English violinist
- Thomas Little (disambiguation)
- Tony Little (b. 1956), American TV fitness personality
- Walter Little (1877 - 1961), Canadian politician
- Walter Little (b. 1969), New Zealand rugby player
- William Little (disambiguation)
- Zarah Little (b. 1981), American actress
See also [link]
- Clan Little, a Scottish Border clan
- List of people known as the Little
- All pages beginning with "Little"
References [link]
- ^ a b c Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 22 February 2011, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, for the surname "Little".
- ^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood, ed., A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 281, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.
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Little (automobile)
The Little was two automobiles built in Flint, Michigan, from 1912 – 15 and the company, Little Motor Car Company, founded by William H. Little and William C. Durant that built them.
Company
Little Motor Car Company was an automobile manufactured founded primarily by William H. Little and William C. Durant that operated from 1911 to 1913.
After the Panic of 1910–11 and lack of cash from overexpansion that led to General Motors's Board to oust Durant, Durant began forming other car companies including Chevrolet and Mason Motors. Durant purchased the failing Flint Wagon Works and used the assets to set up the Little Motor Car Company and Mason. The Little Motor Car Company was incorporated on October 19, 1911, by Charles Begole, William Ballenger, William H. Little, and Durant. A.B.C. Hardy was appointed to manage the Little plant. The Little company was charged with building a small car to fill the void left by Buick Motor's discontinuing the Model 10 and compete with the Ford.
Little (disambiguation)
Little is a surname.
Little also means of small size.
Little may also refer to:
Places
Entertainment
- The Littles (TV series), an American animated series based on the novels
People
Other uses
Prayer
Prayer (from the Latin precari "to ask earnestly, beg, entreat") is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication.
Prayer can be a form of religious practice, may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words, song or complete silence. When language is used, prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. There are different forms of prayer such as petitionary prayer, prayers of supplication, thanksgiving, and praise. Prayer may be directed towards a deity, spirit, deceased person, or lofty idea, for the purpose of worshipping, requesting guidance, requesting assistance, confessing transgressions (sins) or to express one's thoughts and emotions. Thus, people pray for many reasons such as personal benefit, asking for divine grace, spiritual connection, or for the sake of others.
Some anthropologists believe that the earliest intelligent modern humans practiced a form of prayer. Today, most major religions involve prayer in one way or another; some ritualize the act of prayer, requiring a strict sequence of actions or placing a restriction on who is permitted to pray, while others teach that prayer may be practiced spontaneously by anyone at any time.
Christian prayer
Prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms of Christian prayer.
Christian prayers are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, like the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The most common prayer among Christians is the "Lord's Prayer", which according to the gospel accounts (e.g. Matthew 6:9-13) is how Jesus taught his disciples to pray. "The Lord's Prayer" is a model for prayers of adoration, confession and petition in Christianity.
A broad, three stage characterization of prayer begins with vocal prayer, then moves on to a more structured form in terms of meditation, then reaches the multiple layers of contemplation, or intercession.
There are two basic settings for Christian prayer: corporate (or public) and private. Corporate prayer includes prayer shared within the worship setting or other public places. These prayers can be formal written prayers or informal extemporaneous prayers. Private prayer occurs with the individual praying either silently or aloud within a private setting. Prayer exists within multiple different worship contexts and may be structured differently. These types of contexts may include:
Prayer (disambiguation)
Prayer is the active effort to communicate with a deity or higher being.
Prayer or Prayers may also refer to:
In music:
Other uses:
