indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Chinese (Rare)
Scripts 小猫, 晓猫, 孝猫, 小毛, 晓毛, 孝毛(Chinese) 小貓, 曉貓, 孝貓, 小毛, 曉毛, 孝毛(Traditional Chinese)
Other Forms FormsKoneko (Japanese)
Meaning & History
From Chinese 小猫, 小貓 (xiǎomāo) meaning "kitten", which contains 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 猫, 貓 (māo) meaning "cat"; 晓, 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand", or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 猫, 貓 (māo) meaning "cat" or 毛 (máo) meaning "hair, wool, feather". Other character combinations are possible.