Yukiko Explained

Yukiko
Pronunciation:	jɯkʲiko (IPA)
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Multiple meanings depending on the kanji used
Region:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yukiko (Kunrei-shiki)Yukiko (Nihon-shiki)Yukiko (Hepburn)

Yukiko is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yukiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 雪子, "snow, child"
• 幸子, "happiness, child"
• 由紀子, "reason, chronicle, child"
• 由起子, "reason, to rise, child"
• 有紀子, "possession, chronicle, child"
• 有希子, "possession, hope, child"
• 夕紀子, "evening, chronicle, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきこ or katakana ユキコ.

Notable people with the name

• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese synchronized swimmer
• , Japanese beach volleyball player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese singer, actress and former member of the all-female J-pop group Onyanko Club
• , the governor of Shiga Prefecture, Japan
• , Japanese manga artist
• , retired Japanese competitive figure skater
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• , Japanese actress
• Yukiko Maki (1902–1989), Japanese educator
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese writer, playwright and theatre director
• , former Japanese pop singer
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese female distance runner
• , retired Japanese swimmer who specialized in the butterfly stroke
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese politician and member of the Liberal Democratic Party
• , Japanese manga author
• , Japanese screenwriter and director
• , Japanese voice actress
• , former Japanese actress
• , Japanese softball pitcher
• Yukiko Yamashita (山下 幸子, born 1972), American developmental biologist

Fictional characters

• Yukiko Amagi (天城 雪子), character from Persona 4
• Yukiko Hirohara (広原 雪子), character in the 11 Eyes manga and anime series
• Yukiko Kitano (北野 雪子), character from the novel, manga and film Battle Royale
• Yukiko Kudō (工藤 有希子), character in the Detective Conan manga and anime series
• Yukiko Steavens (ユキコ・スティーブンス), character in the Gun Sword anime series
• Yukiko Kanzaki (神崎 有希子), character from the Assassination Classroom manga and anime series
• Yukiko Satō (佐藤 雪子), character from The Station Master, a novel by Jirō Asada, which was made into a movie: Poppoya, Railroad Man