{{Infobox given name | name = Emiko | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|e.mi.ko|lang}}<br/><small>English approximation:</small> {{respell|EH|mee|koh}} | gender = Female | meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used; typically means "blessed" (Emi) + "child" (ko) | region = Japan | language = | origin = Japanese | alternative spelling = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = Emi<br/>Emika<br/>Emina<br/>Emiri | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = | wikt = }} {{nihongo|'''Emiko'''|えみこ, エミコ|}} 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 * {{Nihongo|Emiko Hiyama|肥山 詠美子||born 1971}}, Japanese computational nuclear physicist * {{Nihongo|Emiko Iiyama|飯山 恵巳子||born 1934}}, Japanese soprano * {{Nihongo|Emiko Iwasaki|岩崎 恵美子||born 1976}}, Japanese video game artist * {{Nihongo|Emiko Kado|門 恵美子||1976–1999}}, Japanese professional wrestler * {{Nihongo|Emiko Kaminuma|上沼 恵美子||born 1955}}, Japanese comedian, singer, television presenter, YouTuber, and radio personality * {{Nihongo|Emiko Kanda|神田 絵美子}}, Japanese former international table tennis player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Komaru|香丸 恵美子||born 1946}}, Japanese track and field athlete * {{Nihongo|Emiko Kubo|久保 恵美子||born 1966}}, Japanese former football player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Miyamoto|宮本 恵美子||1937–2023}}, Japanese volleyball player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Nakagawa|中川 笑子||born 1941}}, Japanese chess player * Emiko Nakano (1925–1990), American abstract expressionist artist, of American–Japanese decent. * {{Nihongo|Emiko Odaka|小高 笑子||born 1962}}, Japanese former volleyball player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Ohba|大場 恵美子}}, Japanese table tennis player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney|大貫 恵美子||born 1934}}, American anthropologist * {{Nihongo|Emiko Okagawa|岡川 恵美子||born 1964}}, Japanese former professional tennis player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Okazaki|岡崎 恵美子||born 1949}}, Japanese alpine skier * {{Nihongo|Emiko Okuyama|奥山 恵美子||born 1951}}, Japanese politician * Emiko Omori (born 1940), American cinematographer and film director * {{Nihongo|Emiko Raika|来家 恵美子||born 1975}}, Japanese female professional boxer and mixed martial artist * {{Nihongo|Emiko Sato|佐藤 恵美子||born 1971}}, Japanese cross-country skier * {{Nihongo|Emiko Shinohara|篠原 恵美子||1963–2024}}, Japanese voice actress * {{Nihongo|Emiko Shiratori|白鳥 英美子||born 1950}}, Japanese singer and songwriter * {{Nihongo|Emiko Suzuki|鈴木 絵美子||born 1981}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer * {{Nihongo|Emiko Taguchi|田口 恵美子||born 1951}}, Japanese speed skater * {{Nihongo|Emiko Uematsu|植松 恵美子||born 1967}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Emiko Ueno|植野 恵美子||born 1957}}, Japanese badminton player * {{Nihongo|Emiko Yagumo|八雲 恵美子||1903–1979}}, Japanese silent film actress * {{Nihongo|Emiko Yamashita|山下 恵美子||born 1953}}, 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
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