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
- ^ Eiko - Meaning and origin of the name Eiko
- ^ 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.
