Riku Explained

Riku should not be confused with Rikku.

Riku
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	The Finnish form of "Richard" Japanese name meaning "handsome", although other meanings are possible depending on the character(s) used in the name^[1]

Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

, Japanese footballer
Riku Hahl (born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player
, Japanese footballer
Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnish footballer for FC Lahti
Riku Helenius (born 1988), Finnish NHL hockey player
Riku Kiri (born 1963), Finnish sportsman
Riku Lätti (born 1973), South African singer, songwriter and writer
Riku Matsuda (disambiguation), multiple people
, Japanese novelist
, Japanese figure skater
, Japanese voice actress
, Japanese footballer
Riku Rantala (born 1974), Finnish journalist and presenter
Riku Riski (born 1989), Finnish midfielder footballer, who represents Turun Palloseura of Veikkausliiga
, Japanese manga artist
, Japanese footballer
, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

Riku Nanase, character in IDOLiSH7
Riku Asakura, character in Ultraman Geed
Riku Mikami, character in Gundam Build Divers
Riku Kitazawa, character in the Gravitation universe
Riku Harada, character in D.N.Angel media
Riku Miyagusuku, character in the Blood+ universe
Riku (Kino's Journey), character in Kino's Journey media
Riku (Kingdom Hearts), character in Kingdom Hearts media
Rikku, a character in the Final Fantasy series.
Riku Dola, character in
Riku, character in movie 47 Ronin (2013)
Riku, supporting character in Princess Half-Demon, the spinoff to Inuyasha and
Riku Tanaka, episodic character in Years and Years
Riku, character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3