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Aiko

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Aiko
GenderFemale (Japanese)
Male (German)
Language(s)Japanese
German
Other names
Variant form(s)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

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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

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Fictional characters

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Vorname Ayko » Beliebtheit, Bedeutung, Herkunft & mehr".
  2. ^ "Vorname Ekke » Beliebtheit, Bedeutung, Herkunft & mehr".
  3. ^ Ferguson, Robert (1864). The Teutonic Name-system Applied to the Family Names of France, England, & Germany. p. 471.
  4. ^ Varnhorn, Beate (2008). Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen (in German). p. 165. ISBN 978-3577076944.