# Emiko

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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Emiko
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| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|e.mi.ko|lang}}<br/><small>English&nbsp;approximation:</small> {{respell|EH|mee|koh}}
| gender        = Female
| meaning       = Different meanings depending on the [kanji](/source/kanji) used; typically means "blessed" (Emi) + "child" (ko) 
| region        = Japan
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| origin        = [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language)
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| related names = [Emi](/source/Emi)<br/>[Emika](/source/Emika)<br/>[Emina](/source/Emina_(disambiguation))<br/>[Emiri](/source/Emiri)
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{{nihongo|'''Emiko'''|えみこ, エミコ|}} is a feminine [Japanese given name](/source/Japanese_given_name).

== Written forms ==
The name Emiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which [kanji](/source/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](/source/hiragana) or [katakana](/source/katakana).

==People==
* [Emiko Davies](/source/Emiko_Davies), Australia-born cookery book author, food journalist and food blogger
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Hiyama](/source/Emiko_Hiyama)|肥山 詠美子||born 1971}}, Japanese computational nuclear physicist 
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Iiyama](/source/Emiko_Iiyama)|飯山 恵巳子||born 1934}}, Japanese soprano
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Iwasaki](/source/Emiko_Iwasaki)|岩崎 恵美子||born 1976}}, Japanese video game artist
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Kado](/source/Emiko_Kado)|門 恵美子||1976–1999}}, Japanese professional wrestler
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Kaminuma](/source/Emiko_Kaminuma)|上沼 恵美子||born 1955}}, Japanese comedian, singer, television presenter, YouTuber, and radio personality
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Kanda](/source/Emiko_Kanda)|神田 絵美子}}, Japanese former international table tennis player 
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Komaru](/source/Emiko_Komaru)|香丸 恵美子||born 1946}}, Japanese track and field athlete
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Kubo](/source/Emiko_Kubo)|久保 恵美子||born 1966}}, Japanese former football player
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Miyamoto](/source/Emiko_Miyamoto)|宮本 恵美子||1937–2023}}, Japanese volleyball player
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Nakagawa](/source/Emiko_Nakagawa)|中川 笑子||born 1941}}, Japanese chess player
* [Emiko Nakano](/source/Emiko_Nakano) (1925–1990), American [abstract expressionist](/source/Abstract_expressionism) artist, of American–Japanese decent.
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Odaka](/source/Emiko_Odaka)|小高 笑子||born 1962}}, Japanese former volleyball player
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Ohba](/source/Emiko_Ohba)|大場 恵美子}}, Japanese table tennis player
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney](/source/Emiko_Ohnuki-Tierney)|大貫 恵美子||born 1934}}, American anthropologist
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Okagawa](/source/Emiko_Okagawa)|岡川 恵美子||born 1964}}, Japanese former professional tennis player
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Okazaki](/source/Emiko_Okazaki)|岡崎 恵美子||born 1949}}, Japanese alpine skier
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Okuyama](/source/Emiko_Okuyama)|奥山 恵美子||born 1951}}, Japanese politician
* [Emiko Omori](/source/Emiko_Omori) (born 1940), American cinematographer and film director
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Raika](/source/Emiko_Raika)|来家 恵美子||born 1975}}, Japanese female professional boxer and mixed martial artist
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Sato](/source/Emiko_Sato)|佐藤 恵美子||born 1971}}, Japanese cross-country skier
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Shinohara](/source/Emiko_Shinohara)|篠原 恵美子||1963–2024}}, Japanese voice actress
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Shiratori](/source/Emiko_Shiratori)|白鳥 英美子||born 1950}}, Japanese singer and songwriter
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Suzuki](/source/Emiko_Suzuki)|鈴木 絵美子||born 1981}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Taguchi](/source/Emiko_Taguchi)|田口 恵美子||born 1951}}, Japanese speed skater
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Uematsu](/source/Emiko_Uematsu)|植松 恵美子||born 1967}}, Japanese politician
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Ueno](/source/Emiko_Ueno)|植野 恵美子||born 1957}}, Japanese badminton player
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Yagumo](/source/Emiko_Yagumo)|八雲 恵美子||1903–1979}}, Japanese silent film actress 
* {{Nihongo|[Emiko Yamashita](/source/Emiko_Yamashita)|山下 恵美子||born 1953}}, Japanese former handball player

==Fictional characters==
* [Emiko Niwa](/source/Emiko_Niwa) (丹羽 笑子), a character in the manga series ''[D.N.Angel](/source/D.N.Angel)''
* Emiko Yamane (山根 恵美子), a character in the 1954 film ''[Godzilla](/source/Godzilla_(1954_film))''
* Emiko, a main character in the science fiction novel ''[The Windup Girl](/source/The_Windup_Girl)''
* [Emiko Queen](/source/Emiko_Queen), a character from DC Comics
* Emiko Yureimoto (幽霊元 恵美子), a character from the webtoon [Erma](/source/Erma_(webtoon))

{{given name}}

Category:Japanese feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names

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