Emiko

is a feminine Japanese given name.

Written forms

The name Emiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Some possible variations 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; "laugh/smile, child"
• 愛実子; "love, fruit, child"

The name may also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Emiko Davies, Australia-born cookery book author, food journalist and food blogger
• , Japanese computational nuclear physicist
• , Japanese soprano
• , Japanese video game artist
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese comedian, singer, television presenter, YouTuber, and radio personality
• , Japanese former international table tennis player
• , Japanese track and field athlete
• , Japanese former football player
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese chess player
• Emiko Nakano (1925–1990), American abstract expressionist artist, of American–Japanese decent.
• , Japanese former volleyball player
• , Japanese table tennis player
• , American anthropologist
• , Japanese former professional tennis player
• , Japanese alpine skier
• , Japanese politician
• Emiko Omori (born 1940), American cinematographer and film director
• , Japanese female professional boxer and mixed martial artist
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer and songwriter
• , Japanese synchronized swimmer
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese silent film actress
• , Japanese former handball player

Fictional characters

• Emiko Niwa (丹羽 笑子), a character in the 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 Queen, a character from DC Comics
• Emiko Yureimoto (幽霊元 恵美子), a character from the webtoon Erma