Mariko (given name)

is a feminine Japanese given name.

Written forms in Japanese

The name Mariko can be written using various kanji characters, each of which has a different meaning, such as the following:

• , "ball" + "child"
• , "truth" + "child"
• , "long distance" + "child"
• , "jasmine" + "child"
• , "hemp" + "village (country house)" + "child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana:

• (hiragana)
• (katakana)

People

Notable people with the given name Mariko include:

• , Japanese triathlete
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese writer, critic, and former bureaucrat
• Mariko Daouda (born 1981), Ivorian football player
• Mariko Ebralidze (), a Georgian jazz singer
• , Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress
• , Japanese zoologist and anthropologist
• , Japanese writer
• Mariko Hill (born 1995) Hong Kong cricketer
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese AV idol and pink film actress
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese novelist
• , Japanese actress, voice actress, J-pop singer and radio personality
• Mariko Kusumoto (born 1967), Japanese artist
• , Japanese softball player
• , Japanese actress, singer, and advocate for children with disabilities
• , Japanese video and photographic artist
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese triple jumper
• Mariko Nagai (born 1974), Japanese-born poet and writer who writes in English
• Mariko Nanba, (), a Japanese video game composer
• , Japanese science fiction writer
• , Japanese bilingual journalist
• , Japanese stage and film actress
• , Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion
• , Japanese model and actress
• , Japanese newsroom announcer
• Mariko Peters (born 1969) Dutch politician and civil servant as well as lawyer
• , Japanese synchronized swimmer
• , Japanese modern dancer, choreographer and director
• , Japanese announcer and former model
• , Japanese idol star and voice actress
• Mariko Shimizu (), a Japanese novelist
• , Japanese singer, actress and fashion model
• Mariko Silver, American president and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
• , Japanese wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese model and actress
• , Japanese gymnast
• , Japanese cultural icon for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Mariko Tamaki (born 1975), Canadian artist and writer
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese singer, actor and essayist
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese female professional wrestler
• , Japanese-American social worker
• , Japanese former cricketer
• , Japanese retired professional wrestler
• , Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion
• , Japanese fencer
• , Japanese filmmaker

Fictional characters

Notable fictional characters with the given name Mariko include:

• Mariko, a character in the newspaper and webcomic strip Piled Higher and Deeper
• Mariko Konjo, a character in the anime and manga series Ranma ½
• Mariko Kurama, a supporting character of the anime series Elfen Lied
• Mariko Shinobu, a character in the anime and manga series Onii-sama e...
• Mariko Takeda, a fictional character from the comic book series W.I.T.C.H
• Mariko Tanaka, a character in the video game '
• Mariko Toda, a character in the novel Shōgun
• Mariko Uehara, a character from the television drama Nobuta wo Produce
• Mariko Uki, a character in the Japanese horror movie '
• Mariko Yashida, a character that appears in various comic books published by Marvel Comics

References

• Dictionnaire des prénoms - Larousse - 2009