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Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō, also spelled Eikou or Eikoh, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them.

Kanji

In the feminine name Eiko, "ko" is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (), while "Ei" may be written in a wide variety of ways with either a single kanji read "ei" or two kanji read "e" and "i", including:
* (first kanji meaning "eternity")
* (first kanji meaning "glory" or "honour")
* (first kanji meaning "flower" or "outstanding")
* (first kanji meaning "lustre" or "crystal")
* (first kanji meaning "river", second meaning "power")

In the masculine name Eikō, both "Ei" and "kō" may be written with many different kanji, including:
* ("outstanding", "duke")
* ("glory", "light")

People

Notable people with the name Eiko include:
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese former freestyle swimmer
*, Japanese gymnast
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese historian
*, Japanese singer-songwriter
*, Japanese art director, costume and graphic designer
*, Japanese author of children's literature
*, Japanese goalball player
*, Japanese handball player
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese beach volleyball player
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese dancer
*, Japanese skeleton racer
*Eiko Otake (born 1948), Japanese artist, member of the performing duo Eiko & Koma
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese enka singer
*, Japanese pop singer
*, Japanese former swimmer
*, Japanese businesswoman who founded animation studio STUDIO4°C in 1989
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese actress

Notable people with the name Eikō include:
*, Japanese business executive
*, Japanese photographer and filmmaker
*, Japanese comedian and singer
*, Japanese politician

Fictional characters

* Eiko Carol, a character in the video game ''Final Fantasy IX''
* Eiko Aizawa, a character in the manga and anime ''Shinryaku! Ika Musume''
* Eiko Tokura in manga and anime "Slow Start"
* Eiko Magami in Project A-ko

Eiko is also an Estonian male given name.

See also

* Young-ja, Korean female name written with the same characters

References

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Estonian masculine given names
Japanese feminine given names
Japanese masculine given names