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Meaning & History
A combination of the characters 小 (xiǎo, meaning "little") and 白 (bái, meaning "white"). This was the name of Duke Huan of Qi (齐桓公), a ruler of the state of Qi during the Chinese Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 473 BCE). He was the first of the Five Hegemons, a series of feudal lords who gained great political and military influence over the states of the Zhou Dynasty. His clan name was 吕 (Lü), making his full name Lü Xiaobai (吕小白). In modern China, this name is considered to be a cute/pet name and is strongly associated with children, cartoon characters and animals.