• Source: Akiko (given name)

Akiko (あきこ, アキコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.




Possible writings


The kanji characters 晶 ("sparkle"), 明 ("bright"), and 秋 ("autumn") are three variations of ways to write "aki", and the character 子 is a common suffix in female given names in Japan. In Japanese the character 子 ("ko") means "child". The name can be written many different ways, and has different meanings depending on which kanji is used for "aki" (as well as the hiragana and katakana). Some variations of Akiko include:

亜妃子 ("Asia, queen, child")
安希子 ("peaceful, hope, child")
明子 ("bright, child")
充子 ("provide, child")
上子 ("superior, above, child")
暁子 ("dawn, child")




Notable people


Princess Akiko of Mikasa (彬子女王), member of the Japanese Imperial Family
Akiko Abe (阿部 哲子, born 1978), Japanese announcer and actress
Akiko Akasaka (赤坂 明子, born 1951), Japanese cross-country skier
Akiko Aruga (有賀 秋子, born 1942), Japanese speed skater
Akiko Domoto (堂本 暁子, born 1932), former governor of Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Akiko Fukuda (福田 晶子, born 1937), Japanese long jumper
Akiko Futaba (二葉 あき子, 1915-2011), Japanese Ryūkōka singer
Akiko Hasegawa (長谷川 明子) Japanese voice actress and singer
Akiko Hatanaka (畠中 亜希子, born 1975), Japanese ice hockey player
Akiko Hinagata (雛形あきこ, born 1978), Japanese actress, television talent, and former gravure idol
Akiko Hiramatsu (平松 晶子, born 1967), Japanese voice actress
Akiko Ikuina (生稲 晃子, born 1968), Japanese actress, singer, tarento, and politician
Akiko Itoyama (絲山 秋子, born 1966), Japanese writer
Akiko Iwamoto (岩本 亜希子), born 1978), Japanese rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
Akiko Kamei (亀井 亜紀子, born 1965), Japanese politician of the People's New Party, and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet
Akiko Kato (加藤 彰子, born 1988), Japanese field hockey player
Akiko Kijimuta (雉子牟田 明子, born 1968), Japanese tennis player
Akiko Kobayashi (singer) (小林明子, born 1958), a Japanese singer, composer, arranger, and songwriter
Akiko Kobayashi (voice actress) (小林 晃子, born 1979), voice actress and singer from Japan
Akiko Kojima (児島 明子, born 1936), a Japanese actress and the first Miss Universe to come from Asia
Akiko Koyama (小山 明子, born 1935), Japanese actress
Akiko Matsumoto (松本 明子, born 1966), Japanese television personality and actress
Akiko Matsuo (松尾 亜紀子, born 1964), Japanese engineer
Akiko Matsuura, singer and drummer from Osaka, Japan who plays for the British bands; The Big Pink, Comanechi, and Pre
Akiko Miyajima (宮島 秋子, born 1966), Japanese javelin thrower
Akiko Miyamura (宮村 亜貴子, born 1974), Japanese badminton player
Akiko Monō (桃生 亜希子, born 1976), an actress and model from Japan
Akiko Morigami (森上 亜希子, born 1980), Japanese tennis player
Akiko Naka (仲 晶子, born 1980), Japanese ice hockey player
Akiko Nakagawa (中川 亜紀子, born 1973), Japanese voice actress
Akiko Nakakura (中倉 彰子, born 1977), Japanese shogi player
Akiko Nishina (仁科 亜希子, born 1953), Japanese actress
Akiko Niwata (庭田 亜樹子, born 1984), Japanese women's footballer
Akiko Shiga (志賀 暁子, 1910–1990), Japanese actress
Akiko Shikata (志方 あきこ), Japanese composer and singer-songwriter
Akiko Suwanai (諏訪内 晶子, bkrn 1972), Japanese classical violinist
Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 明子, born 1985), Japanese figure skater
Akiko Takojima (蛸島 彰子, born 1946), professional shogi player
Akiko Tsuruga (敦賀 明子), jazz keyboard musician, composer, organist, and pianist from Osaka
Akiko Wada (和田 アキ子, born 1950), singer and television tarento from Ikuno-ku
Akiko Wakabayashi (若林 映子, born 1939), Japanese actress best known for her role as the Bond girl Aki in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice
Akiko Yada (矢田 亜希子, born 1978), an actress from Kawasaki, Japan
Akiko Yajima (矢島 晶子, born 1967), voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Japan
Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, born 1955), a Japanese singer and pop/jazz musician
Akiko Yazawa (矢澤 亜希子, born 1980), backgammon player
Akiko Yosano (与謝野 晶子, 1878-1942), Japanese poet, feminist and social reformer of late 19th-early 20th century Japan
Akiko Yoshida (吉田 亜紀子, born 1976), Japanese pop singer better known under her stagename KOKIA
Empress Shōshi, former Empress of Japan, who was also known as Akiko




Fictional characters


Aki, a female ninja and Japanese agent played by Akiko Wakabayashi in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice. Wakabayashi convinced director Lewis Gilbert to change the name of her character to one closer to her own
Akiko Hiroguchi, a girl born with fur in the 1985 Kurt Vonnegut novel Galápagos
Akiko Minase (水瀬 秋子), a supporting character in the anime, visual novel, and manga series Kanon
Akiko Narumi (鳴海 亜樹子), a character in the tokusatsu drama series Kamen Rider W
Akiko Bloom, a character in CutiePieMarzia (Marzia Bisognin)'s novel Dream House
Akiko Yosano, a character in Bungo Stray Dogs

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