Keiko (given name)

Keiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Keikō (景行), with a long "o", is the name posthumously given to Emperor Keikō.

Keiko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDepends on the kanji used
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesKei
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Possible meanings

As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different kanji. Some of the most common ways of writing Keiko (and the most representative meanings of the respective kanji) are:

  • 子 — "lucky/blessed child"
  • 子 — "respectful child"
  • 子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child"
  • 子 — "katsura tree child"
  • 子 — "square jewel child"
  • 子 — "happy child"
  • 子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) child"
  • 子 — "silicon child"

The suffix ko () implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as 子, 子, or 子.

People with the name

  • Keiko Abe, 安倍 圭子 a Japanese composer and percussionist
  • Keiko Agena, an American actress
  • Keiko Asao (浅尾 恵子, born 1965), Japanese speed skater
  • Keiko Chiba (千葉 景子), a politician and former justice minister of Japan
  • Keiko Fukuda (福田 敬子, 1913-2013), a Japanese-born American martial artist
  • Keiko Fuji (藤 圭子, 1951-2013), a Japanese enka singer, actress, and mother of Hikaru Utada
  • Keiko Fujimori (藤森 恵子), a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady
  • Keiko Fukuda, judoka
  • Keiko Han (潘 恵子), a Japanese voice actress and western astrologer
  • Keiko Hasegawa (長谷川 恵子, born 1955), Japanese speed skater
  • Keiko Hirakawa (平川 啓子, born 1955), Japanese sport shooter
  • Mazie Keiko Hirono (広野 慶子), an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Hawaii
  • Keiko Ihara (井原 慶子), a Japanese race car driver
  • Keiko Itō (伊藤 敬子, 1935–2020), Japanese poet
  • Keiko Kitagawa (北川 景子), a Japanese model/actress
  • Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子), a Japanese singer and a member of the J-pop groups FictionJunction and Kalafina
  • Keiko Masuda (増田恵子), member of the J-pop duo Pink Lady
  • Keiko Matsui (松居慶子), an internationally renowned Japanese pianist/composer
  • Keiko Miura (三浦恵子), a Japanese field hockey athlete
  • Keiko Namai (生井 けい子, born 1951), Japanese women's basketball player
  • Keiko Nobumoto, (信本敬中) a Japanese screenwriter the creator of Wolf's Rain
  • Keiko Nogami (runner) (野上 恵子, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Keiko Nogami (sailor) (野上 敬子, born 1947), Japanese sailor
  • Keiko Takemiya (竹宮 惠子), a Japanese manga artist
  • Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子), a Japanese actress
  • Keiko Toda (戸田 恵子), a Japanese actress
  • Keiko Torii (鳥居 啓子), Japanese botanist
  • Keiko Utoku (宇徳敬子), a Japanese singer/songwriter
  • Keiko Yamada (山田 桂子), a Japanese singer and lead vocalist of the J-pop band Globe
  • Keiko Yamada (manga artist) (山田 圭子), a Japanese manga artist
  • Keiko Yamamoto (山本 圭子, born 1943), Japanese voice actress
  • Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子), a Japanese singer

Fictional characters

Animals

  • Keiko (orca), the orca, or killer whale, which performed in the film Free Willy

See also

References

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