Miko

Miko is a transliteration of a Japanese feminine given name written with various kanji combinations: it can mean beautiful child, future child, or shrine maiden — the last meaning referring to a miko, a young woman who works at a Shinto shrine. As a pet name it carries a gentle, Japanese minimalism and a quiet spiritual quality.

Miko is a name with quiet grace — it has the clean sound of Japanese naming traditions and a softness that suits small, elegant pets perfectly. Cats wear it especially well, particularly those with a slightly serene, watchful quality that suggests they have their own inner life and it's more interesting than yours. The shrine maiden meaning adds an unexpected spiritual dimension for those who appreciate that layer. Miko is short, melodic, and genuinely distinctive without being difficult to pronounce.