Kyoko Explained
| Kyoko |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | The name has several meanings, depending on the kanji used, but its typical meaning is "Girl of Kyoto". (Kyoto is a city in Japan.) |
| Region: | Japan |
| Origin: | Japanese |
| Related Names: | Kiyoko |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko.
Possible writings
The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan.The first syllable "Kyō" can be written several different ways, with different meanings.
- 恭, "respectful,"
- 京, "of the city or of the capital,"
- 今日, "of today,"
- 杏, "apricot,"
- 鏡, "mirror,"
- 響, "echo", "influential"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People with the name
- Kyoko Aizome (恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer
- Kyoko Ariyoshi (京子), a Japanese shōjo manga artist
- Kyoko Chan Cox, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox
- Kyoko Fukada (恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer
- Kyoko Hamaguchi (京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler
- Kyōko Hasegawa (京子), a Japanese actress
- Kyoko Hayashi (京子), a Japanese author
- Kyoko Hikami (恭子), a Japanese voice actress
- Kyoko Ina (恭子), a Japanese figure skater
- Kyoko Inoue (京子), a Japanese professional wrestler
- , Japanese volleyball player
- Kyoko Iwasaki (恭子), a Japanese swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
- Kyoko Izawa (京子), a Japanese politician
- , Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Kyōko Kishida (今日子), a Japanese actress, voice actress, and children's book writer
- Kyōko Kagawa (京子), a Japanese actress
- Kyoko Kano, an older sister of the Japanese celebrities Kano Sisters
- Kyoko Kitamura, a Japanese American musician
- Kyōko Koizumi (今日子), a Japanese singer and actress
- , Japanese gymnast
- , Japanese gymnast
- Kyoko Miyagi aka Kyouko Tonguu (恭子), a Japanese voice actress
- Kyoko Mizuki (杏子), a Japanese writer
- , Japanese writer
- Kyoko Nakayama (恭子), a Japanese politician
- Kyoko Nishikawa (京子), a Japanese politician
- , Japanese idol
- , Japanese badminton player
- , Japanese speed skater
- Kyoko Takezawa (恭子), a Japanese violinist
- Kyoko Terase (今日子), a Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese table tennis player
- Kyoko Yamada, a Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese archer
Fictional characters
- Kyoko Hori (堀 京子), the main female protagonist of the manga and anime Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (Horimiya)
- Kyoko Harase (京子), a character in the 2003 J-Horror film
- Kyoko Himeji, a character from Girl's High (Joshikousei)
- Kyoko Kirisaki, a fictional pyrokinetic from Black Cat
- Kyoko Honda (今日子), a character in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket
- Kyoko Minazuki (響子), a playable character in the fighting game series Rival Schools
- Kyoko Iwase(恭子), a racing character from Initial D series.
- Kyoko Manabe, a character from Destroy all Monsters, one of the films of the Godzilla (franchise) franchise.
- Kyoko Mogami (キョーコ), the main heroine of the shōjo manga Skip Beat!
- Kyoko Okitegami (今日子), the main character in Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku
- Kyoko Otonashi (響子), the female protagonist of the manga and anime series Maison Ikkoku
- Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (キョウコ), a character in the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Kyoko Sasagawa (京子), a character in the anime series Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
- Kyoko, a friendly home computer in the 2008 Janet Jackson album Discipline
- Kyoko Hoin, a character in Kodomo no Jikan
- Kyoko Okudera, the main female protagonist in the Japanese horror movie Chakushin Ari 2
- Kyoko, a To-Oh University student in the anime and manga series Death Note (appears volumes 3 and 4, episodes 9, 10, and 15). She is noted for her crush on the Detective L.
- Kyoko, a young woman who comes to New York City to find a man who taught her to dance salsa, from the novel Kyoko by Ryū Murakami.
- Kyoko, a character in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
- Kyoko, a character in Yukio Mishima's Kyoko no Ie (Kyōko no Ie 鏡子の家)
- Kyoko, a character in Log Horizon
- Kyoko Sakura (佐倉 杏子), a character in Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Kyoko Toshinō, a character in Yuru Yuri
- Kyōko Shirafuji (白藤 杏子), a female character in the manga and anime series Working!!.
- Kyoko Ozaki- the wife of Doctor Toshio Ozaki in the anime, manga, and novel, Shiki
- Kyōko Kasodani, a character in Ten Desires
- Kyōko, a character in and later River City Girls
- Kyoko, servant to Blue Book CEO Nathan Bateman in Ex Machina
- Kyoko Kirigiri, Ultimate Detective in the game Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc
Fiction works
- Kyoko, a novel by Ryū Murakami
- Kyoko or, in English, Because of You, a film inspired by Ryū Murakami's book
- Kyoko, a 2000 film by New Concorde
References
- http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Kyoko.htm Kyoko - Meaning and origin of the name Kyoko
