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
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
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
Eiko Otake and Takashi Koma Otake, generally known as Eiko & Koma, are a Japanese performance duo. Since 1972, Eiko & Koma have worked as co-artistic directors, choreographers, and performers, creating a unique theater of movement out of stillness ...
*, 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
The characters of the PlayStation role-playing game ''Final Fantasy IX''. Filling four CD-ROMs,''FINAL FANTASY IX'' English game manual, Published by Square Electronic Arts L.L.C., 2000. ''Final Fantasy IX'' featured a cast containing a variety ...
, a character in the video game ''Final Fantasy IX''
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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
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n male given name.
See also
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Young-ja
Young-ja, also spelled Yeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Hanja and meaning
There are ...
, Korean female name written with the same characters
References
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