Based on its traditional kanji spelling 樺黄小町蜘蛛, the Japanese name can be broken down as follows:

• kabaki - lit. "birch yellow". Appears to indicate a reddish yellow.
• komachi - lit. "small town". Could either be a female given name or a word for a beautiful woman.
• -gumo - spider

The name could thus be loosely translated as "saffron belle spider".