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-American 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 Ikegami (池上 英子; born 1950), Japanese academic, author and historian
• Eiko Ishibashi (石橋 英子; born 1974), Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
• 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 Kawashima (川島 栄子; born 1961), Japanese pop singer better known as Anri
• 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 Matsumura (松村 栄子; born 1961), Japanese novelist
• Eiko Minami (南 栄子; 1909–?), Japanese dancer
• Eiko Nagashima (永島 暎子; born 1955), Japanese actress
• 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 Segawa (瀬川 瑛子; born 1948), Japanese enka singer
• Eiko Shimamiya (島宮 えい子; born 1965), 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 and voice 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
• Eiko Kaneta (金田 英行; 1942–2022), Japanese politician
• 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 Magami in Project A-ko
• Eiko in Terminator Zero

Eiko is also an Estonian male given name.

See also

• Young-ja, Korean female name written with the same characters

References

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