Means “green shoot” in Greek, referring to new plant growth in the spring. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles in the New Testament. As an English name, Chloe has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning “thousand” and 代 (yo) meaning “generation” and 子 (ko) meaning “child”. Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.