Aiko
| Gender | Female (Japanese) Male (German) |
|---|---|
| Language | Japanese German |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | あいこ, アイコ |
Aiko (あいこ, アイコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.
Aikō (愛甲) is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko.
Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional masculine given name in northern Germany and parts of Scandinavia. In Germany, it can also be spelled Aik or Aike and is considered one of the old "gentry names",[1] as a variation of the name Eike. It is derived from the Old German word Ekke/Ekka, which translates to "blade".[2][3][4]
Possible meanings
The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:
- 愛子 — Love, child, child of love
- 愛幸 — Love fortune.
- 葵子 — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako.
- 藍子- Indigo, child.
Notable people with this name
- Aiko (Czech singer), a Czech singer-songwriter
- Aiko (Japanese singer) (愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter
- Aiko, Princess Toshi (愛子内親王), a Japanese princess
- Aiko Asano (浅野 愛子; born 1958), Japanese actress and singer
- Aiko Anzai (安西 愛子; 1917-2017), Japanese vocalist and politician
- Aiko Climaco (born 1989) Filipino actress, model and comedian
- Aiko Dinale, Japanese Italian Robot scientist
- Aiko Doden (道傳 愛子; born 1965), Japanese news presenter
- Aiko Fukumorida (福盛田 藍子), Japanese manga artist
- Aiko Fujitani (1902–1965), Japanese religious leader in Hawaii
- Aiko Gibo (宜保 愛子; 1932-2003), Japanese occultist
- Aiko Gommers (born 2004) Belgian BMX racer
- Aiko Hayafune (早船 愛子; born 1980), Japanese team handball player
- Aiko Hayashi (林 愛子; born 1993), Japanese synchronized swimmer
- Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga (1924–2018), Japanese American political activist
- Aiko Horiuchi (堀内 愛子; born 1984), Japanese painter, writer, and actress
- Aiko Iguchi (井口 愛子; 1910-1984), Japanese pianist
- Aiko Ikuta (幾田 愛子; born 1985), Japanese singer
- Aiko Itō (いとう あいこ; born 1980), Japanese former actress
- Aiko Kaitou (皆藤 愛子; born 1984), Japanese newscaster, tarento and announcer
- Aiko Kayō (かよう 愛子; born 1985), Japanese singer and actress
- Aiko Kitahara (北原 愛子; born 1982), Japanese former pop singer and songwriter
- Aiko Kitahara (novelist) (北原 亞以子; 1938–2013), Japanese novelist
- Aiko Klostermann, German computer scientist
- Aiko Melendez (born 1975), Filipino actress and politician
- Aiko Mimasu (三益 愛子; 1910-1982), Japanese actress
- Aiko Miyake (三宅 愛子; born 1978), Japanese former freestyle swimmer
- Aiko Miyamura (宮村 愛子; born 1971), Japanese badminton player
- Aiko Miyanaga (宮永 愛子; born 1974), Japanese contemporary artist
- Aiko Miyawaki (宮脇 愛子; 1929–2014), Japanese sculptor
- Aiko Moriyama (森山 愛子; born 1985), Japanese singer
- Aiko Morishita (森下 愛子; born 1958), Japanese actress
- Aiko Nakagawa (born 1975), known as Lady Aiko, a Japanese street artist
- Aiko Nakamura (中村 藍子; born 1983), Japanese professional tennis player
- Aiko Okazaki (岡崎 愛子; born 1986), Japanese Paralympic archer
- Aiko Okumura (奥村 愛子; born 1980), Japanese singer
- Aiko Onozawa (小野沢 愛子; born 1945), Japanese former volleyball player
- Aiko Otake (大竹 愛子; born 1994), Japanese gravure idol
- Aiko Saito (齋藤 愛子; born 1958), Japanese sailor
- Aiko Sato (actress) (佐藤 藍子; born 1977), Japanese actress
- Aiko Sato (judoka) (佐藤 愛子; born 1983), Japanese judoka
- Aiko Satō (writer) (佐藤 愛子; born 1923), Japanese writer
- Aiko Sarwosri (born 1989), Indonesian model, chef, radio broadcaster and celebrity
- Aiko Shimajiri (島尻 安伊子; born 1965), Japanese politician
- Aiko Sugihara (杉原 愛子; born 1999), Japanese female artistic gymnast
- Aiko Takahama (高浜 愛子; born 1984), Japanese women's professional shogi player
- Aiko Uemura (上村 愛子; born 1979), Japanese freestyle skier
- Grace Aiko Nakamura (1927–2017), Japanese American educator
- Merle Aiko Okawara (大河原 愛子; born 1941), Japanese American businesswoman
- Jhené Aiko (born 1988), American singer/songwriter
- Makan Aïko (born 2001) French professional footballer
Fictional characters
- Aiko, an anime-style 3D figure created by DAZ3D
- Aiko Senoo (妹尾 あいこ) (Mirabelle Haywood), a character in the shōjo anime Ojamajo Doremi
- Aiko Miyazaki (Honey Lemon), a Marvel Comics superhero associated with Big Hero 6, a Japanese team
- Aiko Tanaka (田中 愛子), a character and the primary love interest of the slice of life manga Oyasumi Punpun
- Aiko Takada, a character from the fantasy manga Elfen Lied
- Aiko Yumi, a Japanese college professor and a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame HuniePop
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Aiko
- All pages with titles containing Aiko
- A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-, a 2018 Japanese original net animation produced by studio Bones
References
- ^ "Vorname Ayko » Beliebtheit, Bedeutung, Herkunft & mehr".
- ^ "Vorname Ekke » Beliebtheit, Bedeutung, Herkunft & mehr".
- ^ Ferguson, Robert (1864). The Teutonic Name-system Applied to the Family Names of France, England, & Germany. p. 471.
- ^ Varnhorn, Beate (2008). Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen (in German). p. 165. ISBN 978-3577076944.