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Have you ever wondered how is the name of Hello Kitty coming from? Hello Kitty was originally to be named “Kitty White”, due to British culture being popular with in Japanese girls at the time of her inception. However, this name was adopted. The name “Hello Kitty” originated from a mistranslation of the name of Japan’s famous maneki neko (”Welcoming Cat”), the primary inspiration for the character.

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Hello Kitty is the most well known of many fictional characters produced by Japanese company, Sanrio. Hello Kitty is a very peculiar and curious white cat which is characterized by a distinctive bow or some other decoration on her left ear and the absence of a mouth except in an animated series. It was created in year 1974 by Sanrio Company of Japan in Tokyo, Japan. Registered in 1976, Hello Kitty is now a globally known trademark.

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