Keiko (given name)

Template:Infobox given name 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

• , Japanese composer and marimba player
• Keiko Agena (born 1973), American actress
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting
• , Japanese retired professional wrestler and professional golfer
• , Japanese retired professional wrestler
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese stage and film actress
• Keiko Bonk (born 1954), American artist, musician and former politician
• , Japanese politician and former justice minister
• Keiko Devaux (born 1982), Canadian composer
• , Japanese businesswoman and video game designer
• , Japanese enka singer, actress, and mother of Hikaru Utada
• , Japanese composer
• , Peruvian politician and business administrator
• , Japanese ceramicist
• , Japanese-American martial artist and judoka
• , Japanese announcer
• , Japanese former volleyball player
• , Japanese actress and voice actress
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese speed skater
• Keiko Hattori, Japanese geochemist and mineralogist
• , Japanese activist, journalist and writer
• , Japanese sport shooter
• , Japanese coordinator for a charity
• , Japanese race car driver
• , Japanese former professional tennis player
• , Japanese poet
• , Japanese writer and historian
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese novelist
• Keiko Kasza (born 1951), Japanese American picture book author and illustrator
• , Okinawan researcher
• , Japanese historian of science
• , Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese tarento, essayist and radio personality
• , Japanese pop singer and a member of the J-pop groups FictionJunction and Kalafina
• Keiko Lee (born 1965), Japanese jazz singer
• , Japanese field hockey player
• , Japanese pop singer and actress
• , Japanese artist specializing in contemporary ceramics
• , Japanese keyboardist and composer
• , Japanese actress
• , American orientalist
• , Japanese artist, aquatint engraver, and poet
• , Japanese fencer
• , Japanese female field hockey field player
• , Japanese sailor
• , Japanese former volleyball player
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese sprint canoer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese former professional tennis player
• , Japanese archer
• , Japanese women's basketball player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese physical chemist
• , Japanese screenwriter
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese sailor
• , Japanese author, bookstore owner, radio personality and feminist
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese sprint canoer
• , Japanese para-athlete
• Keiko Orrall (born 1967), American politician
• , Japanese diver
• , Japanese diver
• Keiko Ota (born 1956), Brazilian politician
• Keiko Ozato, Japanese American geneticist
• , Japanese actress and tarento
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese illustrator, children's book writer, and kamishibai artist
• , Japanese idol of the idol group Me:I
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese shōjo manga artist
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese road and track cyclist
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese voice actress and narrator
• , Japanese former professional tennis player
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese manga artist, professor and university administrator
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese mixed martial arts fighter
• , Japanese female gymnast
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese rock singer
• , Japanese retired judoka
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese actress, singer and narrator
• , Japanese plant scientist and academic teaching
• , Japanese teacher, model and beauty pageant titleholder
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese former cricketer
• , Japanese singer and songwriter
• , Japanese voice actress
• Keiko Eventius Warman Simbolon (born 2005), Indonesian actor
• , Japanese singer and lead vocalist of the J-pop band Globe
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese voice actress, actress, and narrator
• , Japanese female badminton player
• , American lawyer, politician and the junior United States senator from Hawaii

Fictional characters

• Keiko Arahida, a recurring character played by Yūko Takeuchi in the 2009 TV series FlashForward
• Keiko Ayano, game name Silica, from the light novel, anime and manga media franchise Sword Art Online
• Keiko Hasegawa, a main character in the webcomic Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
• Keiko Katou, a character from the anime media franchise Strike Witches
• Keiko Larasati Hirosuke, a character from the film Template:Ill. The main cast film, who plays Keiko Larasati Hirosuke is the Template:Ill
• Keiko Makino, a character from the manga The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
• Keiko Motoki, a character from the Japanese tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider Kuuga
• Keiko Nekton, a character from the graphic novel The Deep: Here Be Dragons and the following TV series The Deep
• Keiko Nishi, a character from the film The Big Hit, which was released in 1998. China Chow who plays the role of Keiko Nishi in this film
• Keiko O'Brien, 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 Battle Royale
• Keiko Yukimura, a character from the manga and anime series YuYu Hakusho

Animals

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

See also

• Japanese names
• Japanese writing system
• Svetlana, an equivalent Slavic name