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{{Infobox given name {{Infobox given name
| name = Keiko | name = Keiko
| image= | image=
| imagesize= | imagesize=
| caption= | caption=
| pronunciation= Keiko | pronunciation=
| gender = Female | gender = Female
| meaning = | meaning = Depends on the ] used
| region = ] | region = Japan
| origin = Japanese | origin = Japanese
| related names = ] | related names = ]
| footnotes = <ref></ref> | footnotes = <ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425083215/http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Kei.htm |date=2009-04-25 }}</ref>
}} }}
⚫ '''Keiko''' is a feminine ] ]. '''Keikō''' (景行), with a long "o", is the name posthumously given to ].
{{Otheruses|Keiko}}
'''Keiko''' is a very popular female ] ].


==Possible meanings== ==Possible meanings==
As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different ]. Some of the most common ways{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} of writing Keiko (and the most representative meanings of the respective kanji) are: As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different ]. Some of the most common ways{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} of writing Keiko (and the most representative meanings of the respective kanji) are:
* ]子 — "lucky/blessed child" * ]子 — "lucky child"
* ]子 — "respectful child" * ]子 — "respectful child"
* ]子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child" * ]子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child"
* ]子 — "katsura tree child" * ]子 — "katsura tree child"
* ]子 — "square jewel child" * ]子 — "blessed child"
* ]子 — "happy child" * ]子 — "happy child"
* ]子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) child" * ]子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) child"
* ]子 — "silicon child"


The suffix ''ko'' (]) implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as ]子, ]子, or ]子. The suffix ''ko'' (]) implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as ]子, ]子, or ]子.


==People with the name==
==Notable people==
* ], 安倍 圭子 a Japanese composer and percussionist
{{Expand list|date=November 2009}}
* ], American-born actress * ], an American actress
* {{Nihongo|]|浅尾 恵子||born 1965}}, Japanese speed skater
* ] (千葉 景子), a politician and former ] of Japan
* ] (福田 敬子, 1913-2013), a Japanese-born American martial artist
* ] (藤 圭子, 1951-2013), a Japanese ] singer, actress, and mother of ]
⚫ * ] (藤森 恵子), a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady
* ], judoka * ], judoka
* ] (圭子), singer * ] (潘 恵子), a Japanese voice actress and western ]
* {{Nihongo|]|長谷川 恵子||born 1955}}, Japanese speed skater
⚫ * ], Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady
* ] (恵子), seiyu (voice actress) * {{Nihongo|]|平川 啓子||born 1955}}, Japanese sport shooter
* ], politician * ] (広野 慶子), an American politician and the junior United States senator from Hawaii
* ] (慶子), racing car driver * ] (井原 慶子), a Japanese race car driver
* ] (景子), model/actress * {{Nihongo|]|伊藤 敬子||1935–2020}}, Japanese poet
* ], actress * ] (北川 景子), a Japanese model/actress
* ], one of the J-pop duo Pink Lady * ] (窪田啓子), a Japanese singer and a member of the J-pop groups ] and ]
* ] (慶子), internationally renowned pianist/composer * ] (増田恵子), member of the J-pop duo ]
* ], field hockey athlete * ] (松居慶子), a Japanese pianist and composer
* ] (慶子), adult video actress * ] (三浦恵子), a Japanese field hockey athlete
* ], (敬子) creator of ''Wolf's Rain'' * {{Nihongo|]|生井 けい子||born 1951}}, Japanese women's basketball player
* ], (信本敬中) a Japanese screenwriter the creator of '']''
⚫ * ] (景子), actress
* ] (恵子), actress * {{Nihongo|]|野上 恵子||born 1985}}, Japanese long-distance runner
* ] (敬子), singer/songwriter * {{Nihongo|]|野上 敬子||born 1947}}, Japanese sailor
* ] (圭子), singer from j-pop band Globe * ] (born 1994), a Japanese para-athlete
* ] (圭子), ] * ] (竹宮 惠子), a Japanese manga artist
⚫ * ] (竹下景子), a Japanese actress
* ], American-born actress (herself in first season of '']'')
* ] (窪田啓子), member of ] and ] * ] (戸田 恵子), a Japanese actress
* {{Nihongo|]|鳥居 啓子}}, Japanese botanist

* ] (宇徳敬子), a Japanese singer/songwriter
⚫ '''Keikō''' (景行), with a long "o," is the name given to ] posthumously.
* {{Nihongo|]|渡部 恵子||born 1987}}, Japanese voice actress
* {{ill|Keiko Eventius Warman Simbolon|id|Keiko Warman}} (born 2005), Indonesian actor
* ] (山田 桂子), a Japanese singer and lead vocalist of the J-pop band ]
* ] (山田 圭子), a Japanese manga artist
* {{Nihongo|]|山本 圭子||born 1943}}, Japanese voice actress
* ] (born 1952), Japanese voice actress


==Fictional characters== ==Fictional characters==
* Keiko Arahida, a recurring character played by Yūko Takeuchi in the 2009 TV series '']''
⚫ * ], from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
* Keiko Ayano, game name ], from the light novel, anime and manga media franchise ''Sword Art Online''
* ], character in ''Battle Royale''
* Keiko Hasegawa, a main character in the webcomic '']''
* ] (螢子), the ''YuYu Hakusho'' character
* Keiko Katou, a character from the anime media franchise '']''
* ], eighteen-year-old Jazz singer and actress in Kenzaburo Oe's novel ''J'' (1963)
* Keiko Larasati Hirosuke, a character from the film {{ill|Bangkitnya Suster Gepeng|id}}. The main cast film, who plays Keiko Larasati Hirosuke is the {{ill|Jenny Cortez|id}}
* Keiko Makino, a character from the manga '']''
* Keiko Nekton, a character from the graphic novel '']'' and the following TV series ''The Deep''
* Keiko Nishi, a character from the film ], which was released in 1998. ] who plays the role of Keiko Nishi in this film
⚫ * ], a character from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''
* Keiko Onuki, also Keiko Inoue, a character in the novel and film '']''
* ], a character from the manga and anime series '']''


==Animals== ==Animals==
* ], the orca, or killer whale, which performed in the film ''Free Willy'' * ], the orca, or killer whale, who performed in the film ''Free Willy''


==See also== ==See also==
*] *]
*] *]
*], an equivalent ]


==References== ==References==
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Keiko
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDepends on the kanji used
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesKei

Keiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Keikō (景行), with a long "o", is the name posthumously given to Emperor Keikō.

Possible meanings

As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different kanji. Some of the most common ways of writing Keiko (and the most representative meanings of the respective kanji) are:

  • 恵子 — "lucky child"
  • 敬子 — "respectful child"
  • 景子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child"
  • 桂子 — "katsura tree child"
  • 圭子 — "blessed child"
  • 慶子 — "happy child"
  • 啓子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) child"
  • 硅子 — "silicon child"

The suffix ko (子) implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as 螢子, 輕子, or 軽子.

People with the name

Fictional characters

Animals

  • Keiko (orca), the orca, or killer whale, who performed in the film Free Willy

See also

References

  1. Kei - Meaning and origin of the name Kei Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
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