Haruko Explained

Haruko
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Origin:	Japanese
Related Names:	Haru, Haruka, Haruhi, Haruki, Harumi, Harue, Haruno, Haruna, Haruyo

is a feminine Japanese given name. Its most common translation is "spring child" (春子, which may also be read as a Korean name Chun-ja), though other kanji provide different meanings. Notable people with the name include:

• Princess Haruko (春子), the first daughter of Emperor Tsuchimikado
• Haruko Arimura (born 1970), politician
• Haruko Hatoyama (1863–1938), Japanese educator
• , Japanese politician
• Haruko Momma, Japanese philologist
• Haruko Momoi (桃井はるこ, born 1977), a religious historian
• Haruko Nawata Ward (1922–2015), Japanese actress
• , Japanese actress
• Haruko Saida, women's professional shogi player
• Haruko Sugimura (杉村春子, 1909–1997), Japanese actress
• Haruko Obokata (小保方晴子, born 1983), Japanese biological scientist
• , Japanese figure skating coach
• Haruko Okano (born 1945), Japanese-Canadian artist
• , Japanese manga artist
• Haruko Tanaka (1974-2019), Los Angeles–based artist
• , Japanese academic
• , Japanese politician
• the personal name of Empress Shōken

Fictional characters

• Haruko Akagi, a character in the manga series Slam Dunk
• Haruko Haruhara, a character in the anime series FLCL
• Haruko Kamio, a character in the visual novel Air
• Haruko Mikogami, a secondary character in the anime series Sky Girls
• Haruko Shido, a supporting character in the anime series Please Twins!