Aiko facts for kids

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 male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade".

Possible meanings

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

• 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) (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

In Spanish: Aiko para niños

• All pages beginning with Aiko
• All pages with titles containing "Aiko"

• A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-, a 2018 Japanese original net animation produced by studio Bones