| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Mei |
Meiko (めいこ, メイコ) is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Meiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 芽子, "sprout, child"
- 芽心, "sprout, heart"
- 迷子, "lost child"
- 姪子, "niece"
- 盟子, "alliance, child"
- 明子, "bright, child"
- 明衣子, "bright, garment, child"
- 芽衣子, "sprout, garment, child"
- め以子, "compared with, child"
People
- Meiko Izawa (明子, born 1969), Japanese actress
- Meiko Kaji (芽衣子, born 1947), Japanese actress and singer
- Meiko Kanda (明子, born 1984), Japanese actress
- Meiko Karahashi (姪子, 1796–1881), great grandmother of Emperor Shōwa
- Meiko Komichi (迷子), Japanese manga artist
- Meiko Nakahara (めいこ, born 1959), Japanese singer
- Meiko Satomura (明衣子, born 1979), Japanese professional wrestler
- Meiko Tanaka (盟子, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
- Meiko Yasuda (芽衣子, born 1982), Japanese former tarento
Fictional characters
- Meiko (メイコ), a humanoid persona for Yamaha Corporation's vocaloid singing synthesizer application
- Meiko Akizuki (茗子), a character in the manga and anime series Marmalade Boy
- Meiko Ashikawa (芽衣子), a character in the manga series Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai
- Meiko "Menma" Honma (芽衣子), a character in the 2011 Japanese anime series Anohana
- Meiko Inoue (芽衣子), a character in the manga series Solanin
- Meiko Mochizuki (芽心), a character in the Digimon media franchise
- Meiko Nishikado (め以子), a character in the 2013 Asadora Gochisōsan
- Meiko Okamoto (メイコ), a character in the adventure game Detective Pikachu
- Meiko Otsuka (芽子), a character in the manga series Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
- Meiko Shiraki (芽衣子), a character in the manga series Prison School
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