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.
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:
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:
英公
栄光
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 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 Yamazawa (山沢 栄子, 1899–1995), Japanese photographer
Eiko Yasui (安井 栄子, born 1971), Japanese volleyball player
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 Carol, a character in the video game Final Fantasy IX
Eiko is also an Estonian male given name.
