{{for|the manga series|Ayako (manga)}} {{Infobox given name2 | name = Ayako | image= Princess Ayako cropped 1 Janice Varzari and Princess Ayako 201707 2.jpg | image_size= | caption= Ayako Moriya | pronunciation= Á-ya-ko | gender = Female | meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used. | language = Japanese | seealso = Aya<br>Ayaka<br>Ayame<br>Ayami<br>Ayana<br>Ayane<br>Ayano<br>Ayasa }} '''Ayako''' is a feminine Japanese given name.
== Written forms == Ayako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 文子, "writings, child" * 綾子, "twill, child" * 絢子, "kimono design, child" * 彩子, "coloring, child" * 順子, "order, child" * 礼子, "courtesy, child" * 亜矢子, "Asia, arrow, child" * 安夜子, "peaceful, night, child" The name can also be written in hiragana ({{Nihongo2|あやこ}}) or katakana ({{Nihongo2|アヤコ}}).
==People with the name== *{{Nihongo|Ayako Daidōji|大道寺 あや子||born 1948}}, Japanese far-left militant and fugitive *{{Nihongo|Ayako Fuchigami|渕上 綾子||born 1975}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Ayako Fuji|藤 あや子||born 1961}}, Japanese enka singer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Fujiki|アヤコ・フジキ}}, Japanese pianist, composer, and Steinway Artist *{{Nihongo|Ayako Fujitani|藤谷 文子||born 1979}}, Japanese writer, actress and daughter of Steven Seagal *{{Nihongo|Ayako Hamada|浜田 文子||born 1981}}, Japanese-Mexican professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Ayako Hara|原 綾子||born 1988}}, Japanese model and beauty pageant winner *{{Nihongo|Ayako Hirose|広瀬 綾子||born 1969}}, Japanese tennis player *{{Nihongo|Ayako Hosomi|細見 綾子||1907–1997}}, Japanese haiku poet and publisher *{{Nihongo|Ayako Ikeda|池田 綾子||born 1978}}, Japanese singer-songwriter *{{Nihongo|Ayako Imoto|井本 絢子||born 1986}}, Japanese comedian *{{Nihongo|Ayako Ishigaki|石垣 綾子||1903–1996}}, Japanese-born American journalist *{{Nihongo|Ayako Ito|伊藤 綾子||born 1980}}, Japanese announcer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Jinnouchi|陣内 綾子||born 1987}}, Japanese middle-distance runner *{{Nihongo|Ayako Kawasumi|川澄 綾子||born 1976}}, Japanese voice actress and pop singer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Kimura|木村 文子||born 1988}}, Japanese hurdler *{{Nihongo|Ayako Kitamoto|北本 綾子||born 1983}}, Japanese women's footballer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Matsumura|松村 亜矢子||born 1982}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Miura|三浦 綾子||1922–1999}}, Japanese novelist *{{Nihongo|Ayako Miyazaki|宮崎 綾子||born 1982}}, Japanese former cricketer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Moriya|守谷 絢子||born 1990}}, former Japanese princess *{{Nihongo|Ayako Nakano (dancer)|中野 綾子||born 1977}}, Japanese ballerina *{{Nihongo|Ayako Nakano (swimmer)|中野 亜弥子||born 1973}}, Japanese swimmer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Nakayama|中山 綾子||born 1987}}, Japanese cricketer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Nishikawa|西川 史子||born 1971}}, Japanese physician and television personality *{{Nihongo|Ayako Okamoto|岡本 綾子||born 1951}}, Japanese golfer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Ōnuma|大沼 綾子||born 1979}}, Japanese volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Ayako Saitoh||born 1956}}, Japanese wheelchair curler and former archer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Sakuramoto|櫻本 絢子||born 1995}}, Japanese badminton player *{{Nihongo|Ayako Sana|眞 恵子||born 1985}}, Japanese volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Ayako Sanada|真田 彩子||born 1972}}, Japanese shogi player *{{Nihongo|Ayako Sano|佐野 禮子||1913–2003}}, the granddaughter of Emperor Meiji *{{Nihongo|Ayako Sato|佐藤 綾子||born 1986}}, Japanese professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Ayako Shiraishi|白石 文子||born 1963}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Ayako Shirasaki|白崎 彩子}}, Japanese jazz musician *{{Nihongo|Ayako Shōda|正田 絢子||born 1981}}, Japanese sport wrestler *{{Nihongo|Ayako Sono|曽野 綾子||1931–2025}}, Japanese writer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Suzukawa|鈴川 絢子||born 1991}}, Japanese YouTuber and comedian *{{Nihongo|Ayako Suzuki|鈴木 亜弥子||born 1987}}, Japanese former para badminton player *{{Nihongo|Ayako Tanahashi|棚橋 绚子||1839–1939}}, Japanese educator and school administrator *{{Nihongo|Ayako Tsubaki|椿 文子||born 1969}}, Japanese speed skater *Ayako Tsuru (born 1941), Mexican artist *{{Nihongo|Ayako Uehara (golfer)|上原 彩子||born 1983}}, Japanese golfer *{{Nihongo|Ayako Uehara (pianist)|上原 彩子||born 1980}}, Japanese classical pianist *{{Nihongo|Ayako Wakao|若尾 文子||born 1933}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Ayako Yoshida|吉田 理子||born 1976}}, Japanese rower *{{Nihongo|Ayako Yoshikawa|吉川 綾子||born 1933}}, Japanese sprinter and long jumper *{{Nihongo|Ayako Yoshitani|吉谷 彩子||born 1991}}, Japanese actress
==Fictional characters== *{{Nihongo|Ayako|彩子}}, a character in the manga series ''Slam Dunk'' *{{Nihongo|Ayako Katagiri|片桐 彩子}}, a character in the video game ''Tokimeki Memorial'' *{{Nihongo|Ayako Yuuki|結城 綾子}}, a character in the video game series ''Variable Geo''
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