is a feminine

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

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The name Emiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which

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 ...

characters are used to write it. Some possible variations include: *栄美子; "prosperous, beauty, child" *恵美子; "blessing, favor, beauty, child" *絵美子; "picture, beauty, child" *英美子; "superior, beauty, child" *映海子; "shine, sea, child" *笑子; "laugh/smile, child" *愛実子; "love, fruit, child" The name may also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived f ...

People

* Emiko Davies, Australian-born cookbook author, food journalist and illustrator, of Australian–Japanese decent. *

Emiko Kado ; January 28, 1976 – April 9, 1999) was a Japanese people, Japanese female professional wrestler. She died after a wrestling injury, only months into her professional career. Kado's wrestling-related ring death was the second to occur in Ja ...

(門恵美子, 1976-1999), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese long jumper * Emiko Miyamoto (宮本恵美子, born 1937), Japanese volleyball player *

Emiko Nakano Emiko Nakano (1925–1990) was an American Abstract expressionism, abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, fiber artist, and fashion Illustrator. Biography Emiko Nakano was born on July 4, 1925 in Sacramento, California; her parents were im ...

(1925–1990), American

abstract expressionist Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York City in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York at the center of the ...

artist, of American–Japanese decent. * Emiko Odaka (小高笑子, born 1962), former Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese table tennis player * , American anthropologist *, Japanese alpine skier * Emiko Okuyama (奥山恵美子, born 1951), Japanese politician *

Emiko Raika Emiko Raika (来家恵美子, born January 24, 1975 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese female professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Although more Japanese women have taken up traditionally male sports such as karate, kickboxing and wrestling ...

(来家恵美子, born 1975), Japanese professional boxer *, Japanese cross-country skier * Emiko Shinohara (篠原恵美子, born 1963), Japanese voice actress *

Emiko Shiratori Emiko Shiratori ( ''Shiratori Emiko''; born March 16, 1950) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. In 1969, the record label Toshiba EMI (now EMI Music Japan) paired her with Sumio Akutagawa, and they formed the folk group Toi et Moi. They achieved ...

(白鳥英美子, born 1950), Japanese singer and songwriter *

Emiko Suzuki is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport ...

(鈴木絵美子, born 1981), Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese speed skater *

Emiko Uematsu is a Japanese politician in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Kobe University , also known in the Kansai region as , ...

(植松恵美子, born 1967), Japanese politician *

Emiko Ueno is a retired female badminton player of Japan, who specialized in doubles. Career In 1977 she won both the All-England Championships and IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Etsuko Toganoo. In 1978 she was a member of Japan's world ...

(植野恵美子, born 1957), Japanese badminton player *, Japanese handball player

Fictional characters

Emiko Niwa This is a list of characters in the manga series '' D.N.Angel'' by Yukiru Sugisaki and its anime adaptation. Protagonists Daisuke Niwa Character Voice: *Anime: Miyu Irino, Tomoko Kaneda (younger version) *Drama CD: Sōichirō Hoshi *English ...

(丹羽笑子), a character in the manga series '' D.N.Angel'' * Emiko Yamane (山根恵美子), a character in the 1954 film ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films prod ...

'' * Emiko, a main character in the science fiction novel ''

The Windup Girl ''The Windup Girl'' is a biopunk science fiction novel by American writer Paolo Bacigalupi. It was his debut novel and was published by Night Shade Books on September 1, 2009. The novel is set in a future Thailand and covers a number of contempo ...

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Emiko Queen Emiko Queen is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino and debuted in ''Green Arrow'', Vol. 5 #18 (March 2013). She is the younger pater ...

, a character from DC Comics

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People

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