Eiko

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]

Eiko

Pronunciation	Eiko
Gender	Feminine with short o; masculine with long ō
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Region of origin	Japanese
[1]

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
• 栄光

People

Notable people with the name Eiko include:

• Eiko Ando (安藤 永子, born 1934), Japanese actress
• Eiko Hisamura (久村 栄子, born 1954), Japanese voice actress
• Eiko Ikegami (池上 英子), Japanese historian
• 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 Kawada (河田 栄子, born 1955), Japanese handball player
• 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 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 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

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 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. Breen, Jim. "Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)". Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.