Does this mean anything?

I was called "Neankochan", when I was in Aomori province in 1968 to 1970. I was told that it meant kitten, in reference to my eyes. Does this make sense today, or is it old fashioned?

You sure it wasn't "Nekochan"?

In Japan, some women pretend to be cute cats around their boyfriends. Which might give some explanation on why you were called a cat.

Are you sure it wasn't nyankochan?
nya is the noise that cats make, and so nyanko is a word for cat/kitten.

oh yea, that would make sense.

Yes, that would be probably the correct spelling. I never saw it written down. I only heard it spoken. That was a name that I was called by some young ladies. They said it was because my eyes looked like the eyes of kitten! Thank you very much for responding.

Nyanko-chan can be spelled Neankochan too. It's not old fashioned and it makes perfect sense.

There was a girl pop group in the 80s (I think) called "O-nyanko kurabu"- their name refers to kittens.