Keiko (given name)
Keiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Keikō, with a long "o", is the name posthumously given to Emperor Keikō.Possible meanings
As with many Japanese names, Keiko can be written using a number of different kanji. Some of the most common ways of writing Keiko are:
- 子 — "lucky/blessed child"
- 子 — "respectful child"
- 子 — "sunlight/view/scenic child"
- 子 — "katsura tree child"
- 子 — "square jewel child"
- 子 — "happy child"
- 子 — "open /express/spring child"
- 子 — "silicon child"
The suffix ko implies the name is female and the name is almost never given to males. Much less commonly, Keiko can also be written as 子, 子, or 子.People with the name
- Keiko Abe, 安倍 圭子 a Japanese composer and percussionist
- Keiko Agena, an American actress
- Keiko Asao, Japanese speed skater
- Keiko Chiba, a politician and former justice minister of Japan
- Keiko Fukuda, a Japanese-born American martial artist
- Keiko Fuji, a Japanese enka singer, actress, and mother of Hikaru Utada
- Keiko Fujimori, a Peruvian congresswoman and former first lady
- Keiko Fukuda, judoka
- Keiko Han, a Japanese voice actress and western astrologer
- Keiko Hasegawa, Japanese speed skater
- Keiko Hirakawa, Japanese sport shooter
- Mazie Keiko Hirono, an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Hawaii
- Keiko Ihara, a Japanese race car driver
- Keiko Itō, Japanese poet
- Keiko Kitagawa, a Japanese model/actress
- Keiko Kubota, a Japanese singer and a member of the J-pop groups FictionJunction and Kalafina
- Keiko Masuda, member of the J-pop duo Pink Lady
- Keiko Matsui, an internationally renowned Japanese pianist/composer
- Keiko Miura, a Japanese field hockey athlete
- Keiko Namai, Japanese women's basketball player
- Keiko Nobumoto, a Japanese screenwriter the creator of Wolf's Rain
- Keiko Nogami, Japanese long-distance runner
- Keiko Nogami, Japanese sailor
- Keiko Takemiya, a Japanese manga artist
- Keiko Takeshita, a Japanese actress
- Keiko Toda, a Japanese actress
- Keiko Torii, Japanese botanist
- Keiko Utoku, a Japanese singer/songwriter
- Keiko Yamada, a Japanese singer and lead vocalist of the J-pop band Globe
- Keiko Yamada , a Japanese manga artist
- Keiko Yamamoto, Japanese voice actress
- Keiko Kubota, a Japanese singer
Fictional characters
- Keiko Arahida, a recurring character played by Yūko Takeuchi in the 2009 TV series FlashForward
- Keiko Hasegawa, a main character in the webcomic Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
- Keiko Katou, a character from Strike Witches
- Keiko O'Brien, a character from ' and '
- Keiko Onuki or Keiko Inoue, a character in the novel and film Battle Royale
- Keiko Makino, a character from the manga The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service.
- Keiko Yukimura, a character from the manga seriesYuYu Hakusho
- Keiko Nekton, a character from the graphic novel and the following TV series The Deep.
- Keiko Tanaka a character from What's New Scooby Doo, episode Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
- Keiko Ayano, a character in Sword Art Online
Animals
- Keiko, the orca, or killer whale, which performed in the film Free Willy
