is a female Japanese

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional

male Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

and especially northern

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or

Eike Eike is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Eike Batista (born 1956), entrepreneur * Eike Bram (born 1965), handball player * Eike Duarte (born 1997), actor * Eike Duckwitz (born 1980), field hockey pla ...

. Ekke translates to "blade". As a male given name in West Nile, Aiko is a shorter variation of the name Ayiko.

Possible meanings

The meaning varies depending 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 it. Several written forms include: * — Love, child, child of love * — Love fortune. * — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. * - Indigo, child. In West Nile, Aiko originates from the root Ayiko which means "happiness" in Lugbara. Aiko can also mean "salt lack (no salt)" or "salt trapping (catching)".

Notable people with this name

Aiko (singer) , known by her stage name Aiko, (stylized as aiko) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is most famous for her hit songs ''Ashita'', ''Kabutomushi'', ''Hanabi'', ''Sakura no Toki'', ''Boyfriend'', and ''Kira Kira''. Music career In April ...

( 愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter *

Aiko, Princess Toshi is a member of the Japanese imperial family. She is the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. Birth Princess Aiko was born on 1 December 2001 at 2:43 PM in the Imperial Household Agency Hospital in Tokyo Imperial Pal ...

( 愛子内親王), a Japanese princess * Aiko Anzai ( 安西愛子), a vocalist and politician *

Aiko Asano is a Japanese actress and singer. History In 1987, she played a lead in the Japanese film ''Drifting Classroom'', which was based on a popular horror manga series by Kazuo Umezu. Her music album ''Silver Doll'' and her nude photo book ''The ...

( 浅野愛子), an actress and singer * Aiko Dinale ( 愛子), a Japanese Italian Robot scientist *

Aiko Doden is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 道傳愛子), a

news presenter A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...

Aiko Fukumorida is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 福盛田藍子), a manga artist *

Aiko Gibo is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 宜保愛子), an occultist *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *

Aiko Iguchi is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 井口愛子), a pianist *

Aiko Ikuta is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 幾田愛子), a singer * Aiko Itō ( いとうあいこ), an actress *

Aiko Kaito is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also Romanization of Japanese, romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is consider ...

( 皆藤愛子), an announcer *

Aiko Kayo is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 嘉陽愛子), a pop singer * Aiko Kitahara (novelist) ( 北原亞以子), a novelist * Aiko Kitahara (singer) ( 北原愛子), a singer *

Aiko Klostermann is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

, a German computer scientist *

Aiko Melendez Mary Aiko Shimoji Melendez (born December 16, 1975), known professionally as Aiko Melendez (), is a Filipina actress and politician. Her father, Jimmy Melendez (born Jim Shinoji), was an actor. Her half-brother, Jam Melendez (son of Jimmy Melende ...

, popular actress in the Philippines *

Aiko Mimasu is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry ...

( 三益愛子), an actress *

Aiko Miyake (born 6 July 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), m ...

( 三宅愛子), a freestyle swimmer * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese sculptor * Aiko Moriyama ( 森山愛子), a singer * Aiko Nakagawa, a street artist also known as Lady Aiko *

Aiko Nakamura (born 28 December 1983), is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In July 2008, she was the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at No. 107, after Ai Sugiyama. Nakamura was born in Tennōji-ku, Osaka. Like her ...

( 中村藍子), a professional tennis player * Aiko Okumura ( 奥村愛子), a singer *

Aiko Onozawa is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and comm ...

( :ja:小野沢愛子), a Japanese former volleyball player *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese writer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese judoka *

Aiko Shimajiri is a Japanese politician, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war ...

( 島尻あい子), a politician *

Aiko Takahama is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-kyū. Promotion history Takahama's promotion history is as follows: * 3-kyū is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, s ...

( 高浜愛子, born 1984), women's professional shogi player *

Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls. Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in ...

( 上村愛子), a mogul skier * Jhene Aiko, an American singer/songwriter

Fictional characters

* Aiko, an anime-style 3D figure created by DAZ3D * Aiko Senoo (妹尾あいこ), a character of the shōjo anime

Ojamajo Doremi , alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprent ...

* Aiko Miyazaki ( Honey Lemon), a

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

superhero associated with Big Hero 6, a Japanese team * Aiko Tanaka (田中愛子), a character and the primary love interest of the slice of life manga

Oyasumi Punpun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' between 2007 and 2008. Later in '' Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 2008 to 2013, its chapters were collected in thirt ...

* Aiko Takada, a character from the fantasy manga

Elfen Lied is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's '' Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2002 to August 2005, with the 107 chapters collected into twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Elfen ...

* Aiko Yumi, a Japanese college professor and a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame ''

HuniePop ''HuniePop'' is a tile-matching and dating sim adult video game created by American game designer Ryan Koons, under the alias of HuniePot. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux-based personal computers in January 2015, aft ...

References

{{given name Japanese feminine given names

Possible meanings

Notable people with this name

Fictional characters

See also

References