Aiko
Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names".[1] It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade".[2]
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | あいこ, アイコ |
Aiko (あいこ, アイコ) is a female Japanese given name.
As a male given name in West Nile, Aiko is a shorter variation of the name Ayiko.
Possible meanings
The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include:
- 愛子 — Love and child, child of love
- 藍子 — Indigo and child, tinctoria child. Its meaning, "child who is superior to parents", on Japanese proverb, 'Blue dye is made from tinctoria'.
- 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.
Aiko means "beloved son" in Chinese. While it could refer to a child in general (in Japanese), it's usually reserved or expected to be a title for a male (in Chinese).[3]
In West Nile, Aiko originates from the root Ayiko which means "happiness" in Lugbara. Aiko can also mean "salt lack (no salt)" or "salt trapping (catching)".
Notable people with this name
- Aiko (singer) (愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter
- Aiko, Princess Toshi (愛子内親王), a Japanese princess
- Aiko Anzai (安西愛子), a vocalist and politician
- Aiko Asano (浅野愛子), an actress and singer
- Aiko Dinale (愛子), a Japanese Italian Robot scientist
- Aiko Doden (道傳愛子), a news presenter
- Aiko Fukumorida (福盛田藍子), a manga artist
- Aiko Gibo (宜保愛子), an occultist
- Aiko Hayashi (林 愛子, born 1993), Japanese synchronized swimmer
- Aiko Iguchi (井口愛子), a pianist
- Aiko Ikuta (幾田愛子), a singer
- Aiko Itō (いとうあいこ), an actress
- Aiko Kaito (皆藤愛子), an announcer
- Aiko Kayo (嘉陽愛子), a pop singer
- Aiko Kitahara (novelist) (北原亞以子), a novelist
- Aiko Kitahara (singer) (北原愛子), a singer
- Aiko Klostermann, a German computer scientist
- Aiko Melendez, popular actress in the Philippines
- Aiko Mimasu (三益愛子), an actress
- Aiko Miyake (三宅愛子), a freestyle swimmer
- Aiko Miyamura (宮村 愛子, born 1971), Japanese badminton player
- Aiko Miyawaki (宮脇 愛子, 1929–2014), Japanese sculptor
- Aiko Moriyama (森山愛子), a singer
- Aiko Nakagawa, a street artist also known as Lady Aiko
- Aiko Nakamura (中村藍子), a professional tennis player
- Aiko Okumura (奥村愛子), a singer
- Aiko Onozawa (ja:小野沢 愛子), a Japanese former volleyball player
- Aiko Saito (齋藤 愛子, born 1958), Japanese sailor
- Aiko Satō (writer) (佐藤 愛子, born 1923), Japanese writer
- Aiko Sato (actress) (佐藤 藍子, born 1977), Japanese actress
- Aiko Sato (judoka) (佐藤 愛子, born 1983), Japanese judoka
- Aiko Shimajiri (島尻あい子), a politician
- Aiko Takahama (高浜愛子, born 1984), women's professional shogi player
- Aiko Uemura (上村愛子), a mogul skier
- Jhene Aiko, an American singer/songwriter
Fictional characters
- Aiko, an anime-style 3D figure created by DAZ3D
- Aiko Senoo (妹尾 あいこ), a character of 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