meaning of Xiao Ya Tou (小丫头)

[catchacub]

Hi,

I am an American living in Beijing and was recently given the Chinese name Xiao Ya Tou (小丫头). Before I accept this name, I want some opinions as to the meaning. I have done the research and know the translation of each individual character, but here is my dilemma....

The day before I received this name I went out with some friends for my first Chinese massage. When the one of us who spoke Chinese asked the hotel receptionist where to go, she asked what kind of massage we wanted and said "Xiao Ya Tou massage?" with a smirk.

While the guys who named me say it just means "beautiful, kind, young girl" and is an actual Chinese name, I want to make sure it doesn't have any kind of negative conotation.

Thanks!
Sarah

[john_yang]

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[shomake]

it means indeed little girl, has no bad meaning as far as I know

[sparkler]

Xiao Ya Tou (小丫头) in Chinese, has many means according to different language environments.
Such as : little girl, little baggage, girlie, brat, hussy.......

[setbox]

it's not a name , it's nickname .
it's for those who younger than 10 years .