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| * ], American-born actress | * ], an American-born actress | ||
| * ] (景子), politician | * ] (景子), a politician | ||
| * ], judoka | * ], a judoka | ||
| * ] (圭子), singer | * ] (圭子), a singer | ||
| * ], Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady | * ], a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady | ||
| * ] (恵子), seiyu (voice actress) | * ] (恵子), a seiyu (voice actress) | ||
| * ], politician | * ], a politician | ||
| * ] (慶子), racing car driver | * ] (慶子), a racing car driver | ||
| * ] (景子), model/actress | * ] (景子), a model/actress | ||
| * ], actress | * ], an actress | ||
| * ], one of the J-pop duo Pink Lady | * ], one of the J-pop duo Pink Lady | ||
| * ] (慶子), internationally renowned pianist/composer | * ] (慶子), an internationally renowned pianist/composer | ||
| * ], field hockey athlete | * ], a field hockey athlete | ||
| * ] (慶子), adult video actress | * ] (慶子), an adult video actress | ||
| * ], (敬子) creator of ''Wolf's Rain'' | * ], (敬子) the creator of ''Wolf's Rain'' | ||
| * ] (景子), actress | * ] (景子), an actress | ||
| * ] (恵子), actress | * ] (恵子), an actress | ||
| * ] (敬子), singer/songwriter | * ] (敬子), a singer/songwriter | ||
| * ] (圭子), singer from j-pop band Globe | * ] (圭子), a singer from j-pop band Globe | ||
| * ] (圭子), |
* ] (圭子), a manga artist | ||
| * ], American-born actress (herself in first season of '' |
* ], an American-born actress (herself in first season of ''ZOOM'') | ||
| * ] (窪田啓子), member of |
* ] (窪田啓子), a member of Kalafina and FictionJunction | ||
| '''Keikō''' (景行), with a long "o," is the name given to ] posthumously. | '''Keikō''' (景行), with a long "o," is the name given to ] posthumously. | ||
| ==Fictional characters== | ==Fictional characters== | ||
| * ], from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' | * ], a character from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' | ||
| * ], character in ''Battle Royale'' | * ], a character in ''Battle Royale'' | ||
| * ] (螢子), the ''YuYu Hakusho'' character | * ] (螢子), the ''YuYu Hakusho'' character | ||
| * ], eighteen-year-old Jazz singer and actress in Kenzaburo Oe's novel ''J'' (1963) | * ], an eighteen-year-old Jazz singer and actress in Kenzaburo Oe's novel ''J'' (1963) | ||
| * ], a recurring character played by ] in the 2009 TV series FlashForward |
* ], a recurring character played by ] in the 2009 TV series FlashForward | ||
| ==Animals== | ==Animals== | ||
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| Pronunciation | Keiko |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Kei |
Keiko is a very popular female Japanese given name.
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/blessed child"
- 敬子 — "respectful child"
- 景子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child"
- 桂子 — "katsura tree child"
- 圭子 — "square jewel child"
- 慶子 — "happy child"
- 啓子 — "open (one's eyes)/express/spring (season) 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.
Notable people
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- Keiko Agena, an American-born actress
- Keiko Chiba (景子), a politician
- Keiko Fukuda, a judoka
- Keiko Fuji (圭子), a singer
- Keiko Fujimori, a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady
- Keiko Han (恵子), a seiyu (voice actress)
- Mazie Keiko Hirono, a politician
- Keiko Ihara (慶子), a racing car driver
- Keiko Kitagawa (景子), a model/actress
- Keiko Seiko, an actress
- Keiko Masuda, one of the J-pop duo Pink Lady
- Keiko Matsui (慶子), an internationally renowned pianist/composer
- Keiko Miura, a field hockey athlete
- Keiko Nakazawa (慶子), an adult video actress
- Keiko Nobumoto, (敬子) the creator of Wolf's Rain
- Keiko Takeshita (景子), an actress
- Keiko Toda (恵子), an actress
- Keiko Utoku (敬子), a singer/songwriter
- Keiko Yamada (圭子), a singer from j-pop band Globe
- Keiko Yamada (manga artist) (圭子), a manga artist
- Keiko Yoshida, an American-born actress (herself in first season of ZOOM)
- Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子), a member of Kalafina and FictionJunction
Keikō (景行), with a long "o," is the name given to Emperor Keikō posthumously.
Fictional characters
- Keiko O'Brien, a character from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Keiko Onuki, a character in Battle Royale
- Keiko Yukimura (螢子), the YuYu Hakusho character
- Keiko Sawa, an eighteen-year-old Jazz singer and actress in Kenzaburo Oe's novel J (1963)
- Keiko Arahida, a recurring character played by Yūko Takeuchi in the 2009 TV series FlashForward
Animals
- Keiko (orca), the orca, or killer whale, which performed in the film Free Willy
See also
References
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