Name Hatsumomo
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature, Popular Culture
Scripts 初桃 (kanji), はつもも (hiragana), ハツモモ (katakana)
Theme blossom
Edit Status Status
Meaning & History
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, new" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach," as borne by the fictional character Hatsumomo in the 1997 book 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden and its 2005 movie adaptation.