They were names being considered for Bob Cratchitt's youngest son in Dickens' story "A Christmas Carol."
Before finally settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in "A Christmas Carol," three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. They were Little Larry, Puny Pete, and Small Sam.
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Charles Dickens considered naming Tiny Tim "Little Larry," "Puny Pete," and "Small Sam" before settling on Tiny Tim for his character in A Christmas Carol.
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The word puny means "small and weak", so yes, if a small man is also weak, you could call him puny.
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When Charles Dickens was writing A Christmas Carol, he considered the names "Little Fred" and "Tiny Mick" instead of Tiny Tim but finally settled on the iconic name that we all know for that character.
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