| Official Name: | Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Šentrupert |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.82 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 62 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9874°N 15.1495°W |
| Elevation M: | 375.2 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu (pronounced as /sl/ or pronounced as /sl/; de|Kleinzirnik[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of Šentrupert just off the road towards Šentjanž in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Stražberk (in older sources also Stražberg, de|Straßberg),[2] Vrhe, and Selo.[4]
The name of the settlement was changed from Mali Cirnik to Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu in 1955.[5] The name Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu literally means 'little Cirnik near Šentjanž', distinguishing the village from neighboring Veliki Cirnik (literally, 'big Cirnik'). The name Cirnik is derived from the Slovene common noun cer 'Turkey oak', thus referring to the local vegetation.[6] In the past the German name was Kleinzirnik.[2]