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Machiko

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Pronunciation
  
MAH-Chee-koh

Word/name
  
Japanese

Gender
  
Female

Region of origin
  
Japan

Meaning
  
Multiple different meanings depending on the kanji used

Machiko (マチコ, まちこ) feminine given name. The name is of Japanese origins and can be written with the characters for know; wisdom (machi) and child (ko). Although it can have a number of other different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Machiko may also be written using the katakana or hiragana writing systems.

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Possible writings

  • 真智子, "true, wisdom, child"
  • 真千子, "true, thousand, child"
  • 真治子, "true, govern, child"
  • 茉千子, "jasmine, thousand, child"
  • 舞稚子, "dance, young, child"
  • 舞地子, "dance, earth, child"
  • 茉茅子, "jasmine, miscanthus, child"
  • 茉智子, "jasmine, wisdom, child"

    • People

  • Machiko Aizawa, Japanese former badminton player
  • Machiko Hasegawa (長谷川 町子, 1920–1992), Japanese manga artist
  • Machiko Kawana (川名 真知子, born 1983), Japanese voice actress best known for voicing Kaoru Matsubara/Powered Buttercup in the Japanese version of the hit animated TV series The Powerpuff Girls
  • Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子, born 1924), Japanese actress
  • Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子, born 1976), Japanese triathlete
  • Machiko Ono (尾野 真千子, born 1981), Japanese actress
  • Machiko Satonaka (里中 満智子, born 1948), Japanese shōjo manga artist
  • Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, 1938–2006), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Machiko Tezuka (手束 真知子, born 1986), Japanese idol and singer
  • Machiko Toyoshima (豊嶋 真千子, born 1971), Japanese manga artist
  • Machiko Washio (鷲尾 真知子, born 1949), Japanese actress and voice actress
  • Machiko Yamada (山田 満知子, born 1943), Japanese figure skater and coach

    • Fictional characters

  • Machiko Hasegawa (長谷 川町子), a character from the Japanese newspaper comic strip Sazae-san
  • Machiko Noguchi, the protagonist of the Aliens vs. Predator trilogy

    • References

    Machiko Wikipedia
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