Yoko, sometimes spelled as Yōko or Yohko is a Japanese given name.
Yōko (ヨウコ, ようこ) is a female Japanese given name. Depending on the kanji used in writing it, it can have many different meanings. Some of these different meanings include:
瑛子, "crystal, sparkle of jewelry, child"陽子, "sunshine, child", "sunny, child"洋子, "ocean, child"遥子, "long ago, child"楊子, "willow, child"瑶子, "beautiful, child"謡子, "noh (Japanese word for skill or talent), child"八子, "eight, child"羊子, "sheep, child"要子, "vital, need, child"暢子, "free, child"容子, "glorious, child"妖子, "bewitch, child"葉子, "leaf, child"曜子, "weekday, child"The name Yoko is almost always written with the kanji character 子, which is the character for the final syllable ko, meaning child. the suffix ko also indicates that the name is female since the "ko" syllable is rarely, if ever, used in male names.
People who have the name "Yōko" include
Yoko Akino (暢子, born 1957), Japanese actressYōko Asada (葉子, born 1969), Japanese voice actressYōko Hikasa (陽子, born 1985), Japanese voice actressYōko Honda (陽子, born 1983), Japanese voice actressYōko Honna (陽子 born 1979), Japanese voice actressYoko Ishida (born 1973), Japanese singerYōko Ishino (ようこ born 1968), Japanese actress and tarentoYoko Kamio (葉子, born 1966), manga artist popular for her manga Boys Over FlowersYoko Kando (漢人, born 1974), Japanese butterfly swimmerYoko Kanno (よう子, born 1964), composer-keyboardistYoko Kikuchi (born 1981), American artist, singer, and songwriterYoko Kikuchi (1967–1999) idol singerYoko Koikawa (born 1974), Japanese backstroke swimmerYoko Kumada (熊田 曜子, born 1982), Japanese gravure idol and singerYōko Maki (actress) (よう子, born 1982), Japanese actressYōko Maki (manga artist) (ようこ, born 1981), Japanese Manga artistYoko Matsugane (洋子, born 1982), Japanese gravure idolYoko Matsumoto (洋子), Japanese manga artist of Darkness GathersYoko Matsuyama (松山容子, born 1937), Japanese actressYoko Minamida (南田 洋子, 1933-2009), a Japanese actressYoko Minamino (陽子, born 1967), Japanese actress and singerYoko Moriguchi (瑤子, born 1966), Japanese actressYōko Nagayama (洋子, born 1968), Japanese enka singer and actressYôko Natsuki (陽子, born 1952), Japanese actressYōko Nogiwa (陽子, born 1936), Japanese actressYoko Ono (洋子, born 1933), Japanese musician-artist and widow of John LennonYoko Sakaue (坂上, born 1968), Japanese judokaYoko Shibui (陽子, born 1979), Japanese long-distance runnerYoko Shimada (楊子, born 1953), Japanese actressYoko Shimomura (陽子, born 1967), Japanese composer and musicianYōko Sōmi (陽子, born 1965), Japanese voice actressYoko Takahashi (洋子, born 1966), Japanese singer, performed "Cruel Angel's Thesis" opening for Neon Genesis EvangelionYoko Tanabe (陽子, born 1966), Japanese judokaYoko Tawada (葉子, born 1960), Japanese writerYoko Toyonaga (born 1977), Japanese shot putterYoko Wanibuchi (洋子, born 1972), Japanese politicianYoko Watanabe (葉子, 1953–2004), Japanese operatic sopranoPronounced differently, with two long o's, Yōkō can be a given name for a man:
Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), professional boxer from 1974–1981Yoko Nakajima, a character in The Twelve KingdomsYoko Belnades, a supporting character in the Castlevania series.Yoko Herene, a character in 'My-OtomeYoko Kuno, a character All About Lily Chou-ChouYoko Littner, one of the main characters of Tengen Toppa Gurren LagannYoko Machi, a character in Bokurano: OursYoko Matsutani, a character in LegendzYohko Mano, the title character of Devil Hunter YohkoYoko Minato, a character in Kamen Rider GaimYoko Okino, a minor character in Detective ConanYoko Tsuno, the title character in a comic book series created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup.Yoko Suzuki, a character in the Resident Evil seriesYoko Usami, a main character in Tokumei Sentai Go-BustersYoko, a character in Inukami!Yoko, a character in the 2004 film The GrudgeYoko, the birth name of the main character in the manga Gunnm.The YuYu Hakusho character Kurama is referred to as "Yoko Kurama" when he is transformed into a fox demon; however, "Yoko" is not a proper name in his case.