Eiko

Eiko
PronunciationEiko
GenderFeminine with short o; masculine with long ō
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Region of originJapanese
[1]

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.[2]

Kanji

In the feminine name Eiko, "ko" is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (子), 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:[2]

  • 永子 (first kanji meaning "eternity")
  • 栄子 (first kanji meaning "glory" or "honour")
  • 英子 (first kanji meaning "flower" or "outstanding")
  • 瑛子 (first kanji meaning "lustre" or "crystal")
  • 江威子 (first kanji meaning "river", second meaning "power")

In the masculine name Eikō, both "Ei" and "kō" may be written with many different kanji, including:[2]

  • 英公 ("outstanding", "duke")
  • 栄光 ("glory", "light")

People

Notable people with the name Eiko include:

  • Eiko Ando (安藤 永子, 1934–2018), Japanese actress
  • Eiko Goshi (合志 えい子, born 1954), Japanese former freestyle swimmer
  • Eiko Hirashima (平島 栄子, born 1950), Japanese gymnast
  • Eiko Hisamura (久村 栄子, born 1954), Japanese voice actress
  • Eiko Ikegami (池上 英子), Japanese historian
  • Eiko Ishibashi (石橋 英子), Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Eiko Ishioka (石岡 瑛子, 1938–2012), Japanese art director, costume and graphic designer
  • Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子, born 1935), Japanese author of children's literature
  • Eiko Kakehata (欠端 瑛子, born 1993), Japanese goalball player
  • Eiko Kawada (河田 栄子, born 1955), Japanese handball player
  • Eiko Kimura (木村 英子, born 1965), Japanese politician
  • Eiko Koike (小池 栄子, born 1980), Japanese actress
  • Eiko Koizumi (小泉 栄子, born 1973), Japanese beach volleyball player
  • Eiko Masuyama (増山 江威子, born 1936), Japanese voice actress
  • Eiko Matsuda (松田 暎子, 1952–2011), Japanese actress
  • Eiko Minami (南 栄子, 1909–?), Japanese dancer
  • Eiko Nakayama (中山 英子, born 1970), Japanese skeleton racer
  • Eiko Otake (born 1948), Japanese artist, member of the performing duo Eiko & Koma
  • Eiko Nagashima (永島 暎子), Japanese actress
  • Eiko Segawa (瀬川 瑛子, born 1948), Japanese enka singer
  • Eiko Shimamiya (島宮 えい子), Japanese pop singer
  • Eiko Takahashi (高橋 栄子, born 1945), Japanese former swimmer
  • Eiko Tanaka (田中 栄子), Japanese businesswoman who founded animation studio STUDIO4°C in 1989
  • Eiko Wada (和田 映子, born 1939), Japanese swimmer
  • Eiko Yamada (山田 栄子, born 1953), Japanese actress
  • Eiko Yamazawa (山沢 栄子, 1899–1995), Japanese photographer
  • Eiko Yanami (八並 映子, 1948–2017), Japanese actress

Notable people with the name Eikō include:

  • Eikō Harada (原田 泳幸, born 1948), Japanese business executive
  • Eikoh Hosoe (細江 英公, born 1933), Japanese photographer and filmmaker
  • Eikō Kano (狩野 英孝, born 1982), Japanese comedian and singer
  • Eiko Kaneta (金田 英行, 1942–2022), 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

  1. ^ Eiko - Meaning and origin of the name Eiko
  2. ^ a b c Breen, Jim. "Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)". Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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