<\/span><\/h2>\nNyan Cat got its name because \u201cnyan\u201d is the Japanese sound and word equivalent of the American term for \u201cmeow\u201d, the titular sound a cat makes. Hence, Nyan Cat can also translate to mean Meow Cat because of how it can meows or \u201cnyans\u201d in the background music on YouTube videos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe original creator was not responsible for the background music that was put to the Nyan Cat GIF soon after its release on the Internet. <\/span><\/p>\nA poster with the screen name daniwell Japan had utilized a voice synthesizer with a vocalist, Hatsune Miku\u2019s voice to create the popular Nyan Cat background music that goes \u201cnyannyannyannya\u201d that we still all know and love today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n