# Eiko

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For other uses, see [Eiko (disambiguation)](/source/Eiko_(disambiguation)).

**Eiko** is a feminine Japanese given name. **Eikō**, also spelled **Eikou** or **Eikoh**, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the [kanji](/source/Kanji) used to write them.[1]

## Kanji

In the feminine name Eiko, "ko" is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" ([子](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90)), while "Ei" may be written in a wide variety of ways with either a single kanji read "ei" or two kanji read "e" and "i", including:[1]

- [永](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8)[子](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90) (first kanji meaning "eternity")
- [栄](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%A0%84)[子](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90) (first kanji meaning "glory" or "honour")
- [英](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%8B%B1)[子](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90) (first kanji meaning "flower" or "outstanding")
- [瑛](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%91%9B)[子](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90) (first kanji meaning "lustre" or "crystal")
- [江](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9F)[威](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A8%81)[子](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AD%90) (first kanji meaning "river", second meaning "power")

In the masculine name Eikō, both "Ei" and "kō" may be written with many different kanji, including:[1]

- [英](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%8B%B1)[公](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AC) ("outstanding", "duke")
- [栄](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%A0%84)[光](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%89) ("glory", "light")

## People

Notable people with the name Eiko include:

- [Eiko Ando](/source/Eiko_Ando) (安藤 永子, 1934–2018), Japanese-American actress
- [Eiko Goshi](/source/Eiko_Goshi) (合志 えい子, born 1954), Japanese former freestyle swimmer
- [Eiko Hirashima](/source/Eiko_Hirashima) (平島 栄子, born 1950), Japanese gymnast
- [Eiko Ikegami](/source/Eiko_Ikegami) (池上 英子, born 1950), Japanese academic, author and historian
- [Eiko Ishibashi](/source/Eiko_Ishibashi) (石橋 英子, born 1974), Japanese singer-songwriter and musician
- [Eiko Ishioka](/source/Eiko_Ishioka) (石岡 瑛子, 1938–2012), Japanese art director, costume and graphic designer
- [Eiko Kadono](/source/Eiko_Kadono) (角野 栄子, born 1935), Japanese author of children's literature
- [Eiko Kakehata](/source/Eiko_Kakehata) (欠端 瑛子, born 1993), Japanese goalball player
- [Eiko Kawada](/source/Eiko_Kawada) (河田 栄子, born 1955), Japanese handball player
- [Eiko Kawashima](/source/Eiko_Kawashima) (川島 栄子, born 1961), Japanese pop singer better known as **Anri**
- [Eiko Kimura](/source/Eiko_Kimura) (木村 英子, born 1965), Japanese politician
- [Eiko Koike](/source/Eiko_Koike) (小池 栄子, born 1980), Japanese actress
- [Eiko Koizumi](/source/Eiko_Koizumi) (小泉 栄子, born 1973), Japanese beach volleyball player
- [Eiko Masuyama](/source/Eiko_Masuyama) (増山 江威子, born 1936), Japanese voice actress
- [Eiko Matsuda](/source/Eiko_Matsuda) (松田 暎子, 1952–2011), Japanese actress
- [Eiko Matsumura](/source/Eiko_Matsumura) (松村 栄子, born 1961), Japanese novelist
- [Eiko Minami](/source/Eiko_Minami) (南 栄子, 1909–?), Japanese dancer
- [Eiko Nagashima](/source/Eiko_Nagashima) (永島 暎子, born 1955), Japanese actress
- [Eiko Nakayama](/source/Eiko_Nakayama) (中山 英子, born 1970), Japanese skeleton racer
- Eiko Otake (born 1948), Japanese artist, member of the performing duo [Eiko & Koma](/source/Eiko_%26_Koma)
- [Eiko Segawa](/source/Eiko_Segawa) (瀬川 瑛子, born 1948), Japanese enka singer
- [Eiko Shimamiya](/source/Eiko_Shimamiya) (島宮 えい子, born 1965), Japanese pop singer
- [Eiko Takahashi](/source/Eiko_Takahashi) (高橋 栄子, born 1945), Japanese former swimmer
- [Eiko Tanaka](/source/Eiko_Tanaka) (田中 栄子), Japanese businesswoman who founded animation studio STUDIO4°C in 1989
- [Eiko Wada](/source/Eiko_Wada) (和田 映子, born 1939), Japanese swimmer
- [Eiko Yamada](/source/Eiko_Yamada) (山田 栄子, born 1953), Japanese actress and voice actress
- [Eiko Yamazawa](/source/Eiko_Yamazawa) (山沢 栄子, 1899–1995), Japanese photographer
- [Eiko Yanami](/source/Eiko_Yanami) (八並 映子, 1948–2017), Japanese actress

Notable people with the name Eikō include:

- [Eikō Harada](/source/Eik%C5%8D_Harada) (原田 泳幸, born 1948), Japanese business executive
- [Eikoh Hosoe](/source/Eikoh_Hosoe) (細江 英公, born 1933), Japanese photographer and filmmaker
- [Eiko Kaneta](/source/Eiko_Kaneta) (金田 英行, 1942–2022), Japanese politician
- [Eikō Kano](/source/Eik%C5%8D_Kano) (狩野 英孝, born 1982), Japanese comedian and singer

## Fictional characters

- [Eiko Carol](/source/Characters_of_Final_Fantasy_IX#Eiko_Carol), a character in the video game *Final Fantasy IX*
- [Eiko Aizawa](/source/Squid_Girl), a character in the manga and anime *Shinryaku! Ika Musume*
- Eiko Tokura in manga and anime "Slow Start"
- Eiko Magami in Project A-ko
- Eiko in [Terminator Zero](/source/Terminator_Zero)

Eiko is also an [Estonian](/source/Estonia) male given name.

## See also

- [Young-ja](/source/Young-ja), Korean female name written with the same characters

## References

1. Breen, Jim. ["Japanese Names (ENAMDICT)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150103191356/http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C). Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from [the original](http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C) on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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