A little background on Gnome names from wowwiki:
“Gnomes have family names that represent an honored ancestor’s achievements, but they only keep these names until some time in their thirties. At this point, gnome society expects them to have made their own achievements, and thus the gnome invents a new name that represents his own accomplishments. This name then takes the place of his family name. “Gnomes have first names, which is generally similar to a human name, while their last name, or family name, tends to reflect engineering, height or other tradeskill.
Here are some first names that mean “small” in various languages, perhaps finding a name you like will tell you more about the traits you would like your character to display. For instance – Piera means small rock. Perhaps your character could be unyielding and stubborn.
