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Emiko

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Pronunciation
  
EM-mee-koh

Word/name
  
Japanese

Gender
  
Female

Region of origin
  
Japan

Meaning
  
Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Emiko (エミコ, えみこ) is a feminine Japanese given name.

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Possible writings

The name Emiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. some possible varitations of Emiko include:

  • 栄美子; "prosperous, beauty, child"
  • 恵美子; "blessing, favor, beauty, child"
  • 絵美子; "picture, beauty, child"
  • 英美子; "superior, beauty, child"
  • 映海子; "shine, sea, child"
  • 笑子; "smiling, child"

    • People

  • Emiko Kado (門 恵美子, 1976-1999), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Emiko Miyamoto (宮本 恵美子, born 1937), Japanese volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
  • Emiko Odaka (小高 笑子, born 1962), former Japanese volleyball player competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal
  • Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, American anthropologist
  • Emiko Raika (来家 恵美子, born 1975), Japanese professional boxer
  • Emiko Shinohara (篠原 恵美子, born 1963), a Japanese voice actress who has voiced many well known anime characters including Sailor Jupiter in Sailor Moon R: The Movie, and Sailor Moon S: The Movie, and Kaho Mizuki in Cardcaptor Sakura
  • Emiko Shiratori (白鳥 英美子, born 1950), Japanese singer and songwriter
  • Emiko Suzuki (鈴木 絵美子, born 1981), a synchronized swimmer from Saitama, Japan who competed in both the 2004, and the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Emiko Uematsu (植松 恵美子, born 1967), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet
  • Emiko Ueno (植野恵美子, born 1957), retired Japanese female badminton player

    • Fictional characters

  • Emiko Niwa (丹羽 笑子), a fictional character from the Japanese manga series D.N.Angel
  • Emiko Yamane (山根 恵美子), a character in the 1954 film Godzilla
  • Emiko, a main character in the science fiction novel The Windup Girl
  • Emiko Station, a fanfiction story game "[Kerbal Space Program]]"

    • References

    Emiko Wikipedia
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