Small

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See also: small and smäll

English

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Etymology

Inherited from Old English smæl (“small”). Compare Smail. First attested in the 1200s.

Proper noun

Small (plural Smalls)

  1. A surname.
    • 2012 May 6, Eoghan Macguire, “Beauty trumps beast in conservation efforts”, in CNN‎:
      “People have biases towards species that are glamorous,” said Dr. Ernie Small, author of the study and taxonomist for Agriculture Canada.

References

  • P.H. Reaney (author) and R.M. Wilson (editor), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed., 1991; e-book ed., 2006), →ISBN (Master e-book), page 2,888

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